I am being used as 'political tool', says Vadra

November 22, 2015 19:25

Robert Vadra, whose land deals are being probed in BJP-ruled Haryana and Rajasthan, contended that he was being subjected to a "political witch-hunt" and used as a "political tool".

Son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the controversial businessman, said a distinction should be made between him as an individual conducting business like anyone else and the politics of the family of his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra "without constantly attempting to link the two".

Alleging that there was a "sustained political attack" on him, 46-year-old Vadra claimed that BJP was using attacks on him as a "political tool whenever they need to divert public attention".

He said he has always conducted business transparently in accordance with the law but he was being "singled out" and "lies" were spread which made it difficult for him at times to come to terms with the "way I have been portrayed".

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