Vadra asks govt to remove him from 'no-frisking' list

September 12, 2015 18:20

Insisting that he is "not a VIP", Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra today said he had given consent for removal of his name from the elite 'no-frisking' list at airports and wondered if it was not being done as part of a "conspiracy" to malign his image.

He maintained that he has never used this "privilege" and does not need it and that he should be treated as any other normal citizen of the country. "I am clear but wish the concerned authorities would understand that I am not a VVIP or a VIP," Vadra said in a statement against the backdrop of the government saying that it has no plans to remove him from the 'no-frisking' list.

The 'no-frisking' privilege, enjoyed by SPG protectees like Vadra's wife Priyanka Gandhi and Constitutional dignitaries, saves them from the requirement of going through security checks at airports. Vadra's name has cropped

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