Vadra off, Gadkari in - Congress turns the tables
25 Oct 2012
Congress have, it seems, succeeded in effectively shielding Robert Vadra, son-in-law of its chief Sonia Gandhi from much public glare. It is BJP chief Nitin Gadkari who is facing the music now and the `coalgate' and `DLF' scams are no more issues for the press or the anti-corruption activists.
''I have already verified these allegations and no wrongdoings have been found in any of the six Robert Vadra-owned companies,'' Veerappa Moily, minister for corporate affairs, said, defending Vadra.
On the same vein, Moily said about Gadkari. ''I have told our ministry to make some discreet inquiries to find out what exactly is the matter… are there any violations of the Companies Act?''
He said his ministry would probe it as the matter was in the public domain. ''It is all coming in the newspapers,'' he said.
However, it seems to have not dawned on the minister that Vadra's dealings with DLF that involved some Congress-ruled state governments as well are also in the public domain. Newspapers have also been following it up.
Moily, however, failed to order a ''discreet inquiry'' against Vadra or DLF – a Rs300-crore scam.
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