Claiming that members of the Gandhi household take into account themselves “above the regulation”, the BJP Saturday accused Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of “non-disclosure of important info” associated to her and her husband Robert Vadra’s property in her ballot affidavit for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat.
Terming it much less of an affidavit and extra a “confession of the Gandhi household’s corruption”, BJP nationwide spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia stated Priyanka has violated the Supreme Courtroom’s directive for candidates to make a full disclosure of their, their partner’s and their dependents’ property in electoral affidavits.
“Why does this household imagine that it’s above the regulation?…There’s a Supreme Courtroom directive…this (declaration of legal historical past, property of self, partner, dependents) is the precise of the voter and the folks to know…however in her affidavit, there’s a non-disclosure of important info,” Bhatia stated.
Priyanka filed her nomination on Wednesday, declaring her and her husband’s mixed movable and immovable property value `77.55 crore.
Based on the affidavit, whereas Priyanka has movable property value `4.25 crore, she additionally declared `7.74 crore in immovable property, together with 4 acres of inherited agricultural land in Delhi that she shares together with her brother Rahul, and a residential constructing value `5.64 crore in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla.
In whole, Priyanka declared `11.99 crore in property and liabilities of `15.75 lakh in her affidavit. The opposite particulars from the doc embody her husband Robert Vadra’s movable property value `37.92 crore and immovable property value `27.64 crore. Vadra’s immovable property embody 4 industrial properties in Gurgaon and Noida and liabilities value `10.03 lakh.
“If there’s any extremely corrupt political household in the entire world, then it’s the Gandhi household. With regards to making their property public, these folks suppose they are going to tear the Structure to shreds, bend the regulation and idiot the general public,” he alleged.
Quoting courtroom orders in addition to Earnings Tax paperwork within the public area, Bhatia referred to the alleged seize of Nationwide Herald property by the Gandhi household and questioned the absence of any point out of her possession of shares in Related Journals by way of trusts.
“The Gandhi household shouldn’t attempt to take into account itself above the regulation and perceive that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has betrayed the folks of Wayanad by giving incorrect info within the election affidavit, therefore she has no proper to contest the elections,” he stated.
