Robert Vadra alleges ED, Income Tax Dept of harassment

January 06, 2021 17:07

Amid the Income Tax Department's probe, Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said that the intelligence agencies are harassing him as no tax evasion has been done by him.

"23,000 documents were taken away from my office. They've more information about me than I have in my office today. Every question they asked was answered clearly. There is no tax evasion. They send us notices in every two to three days. I would say it is harassment because if we are to answer the same question 10 times then there is a problem," Vadra said.

While saying that he has been cooperating with the Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax department during questioning.

"Every question posed by Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax department have been answered with evidence. I am willing to go to any agency for questioning as I haven't done any kind of tax evasions," he added.

"The agencies questioned about my business history which was answered both verbally and with documentary evidence," he said referring to the 23,000 documents taken away form the investigative agency from his office.

Pointing to the COVID-19 situation, he expressed reservations for being called by the ED in the ofice for questioning.

"It is better that a few officers come to my office with COVID report and we would sanitize the room, than me going to an Income Tax office with 50-70 people," he said.

On the contrary, he accused the "central government of using him as a political pawn."

"The government is cornered with its own issues such as farmers and people want answers. They want to divert the issue by bringing my name up because the media will get attentive and flash my name up. It has been happening for 10 years. Especially, when my family fights for farmer issues and all of this is to digress the topic and show me in a bad light," Vadra claimed.

-- ANI

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