Businessman Robert Vadra who had earlier shown his eagerness to make an entrance into active politics, today stated that he would like to serve people on a bigger platform only he is cleared of all the charges that have been levelled against him. Vadra, the husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi had earlier shared pictures of posters that urged him to contest the upcoming national elections.
A poster in Ghaziabad read, “Ghaziabad is calling, Robert Vadra this time”.
He wrote on Facebook, “I surely have been serving n helping people in need for years, and would like to serve people on a bigger platform, but only once all false accusations & allegations levied on me are cleared”.
He stated he is “overwhelmed at the love of people” from different cities who want him to “fight elections from their areas”.
Another picture shared by Vadra, a poster in Haryana’s Sonepat, credited to the “Sonepat Youth Congress”, read, “Robert Vadra ji, you are welcome to contest the election from Sonepat.
Last month, he had also given hints that if and when he decides to contest, he might do it from his hometown of Moradabad after similar posters surfaced in the town.
The 50-year-old businessman is being investigated in a money-laundering case and has been through multiple rounds of questioning.
On the other hand, the Congress party had played down the proposal that Robert Vadra wanted to join politics. “It is up to the workers. Every person expresses himself. Everyone has the freedom to express themselves,” Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit had said, reacting to the posters in Moradabad.
On February 24, Mr Vadra had dropped a big hint with a Facebook post saying that he was open to a “larger role in serving the people”. Since then, there has been assumptions that he could follow his wife’s footsteps and enter active politics.
Priyanka Gandhi joined active politics in January and has been appointed as a Congress General Secretary. She will be in charge of the party’s election campaign in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
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