ED summons Robert Vadra in Bikaner land case

“He had last been summoned on November 20. But he did not appear and instead sent his legal representative with documents. We have told him that we want to examine him personally and so he must appear in person,” The Indian Express quoted an ED official.

This is a setback for the Congress ahead of the Rajasthan Assembly elections scheduled to take place on December 7. Vadra has reportedly been asked to appear before the agency in person in the first week of December.

The current case concerns a number of companies associated with Vadra that were allegedly involved in fraudulent land deals. The ED is carrying out the probe based on FIRs filed by Rajasthan police in 2015.

"A flurry of media queries are suddenly being sent to me based on entirely false allegations probably being leaked by the government as polling day in Rajasthan comes close!! Interestingly, most of the issues arising thereof happen to be sub-judice. Is it a mere coincidence that this also coincides with certain government agencies accelerating their activities and raking up issues that either have no connection to me at all or I have already responded to years ago and cooperated with them fully over the last four years?" a media report quoted Vadra as saying.