Vadra-DLF deal: Congress seeks PM’s apology

The party's demand comes in the wake of clean chit by the Election Commission over the deal

October 09, 2014 03:48 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 07:16 pm IST - New Delhi

Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma. File photo

Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma. File photo

Congress on Thursday stepped up attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding an “apology” from him as Election Commission ruled that there was no violation of model code of conduct by the Haryana Government in clearing the land deal involving Robert Vadra.

Party spokesperson Anand Sharma alleged that Modi was “embarrassing” the position of the Prime Minister by repeatedly making “false allegations” and he should stop doing it.

“BJP has egg on its face after the EC’s order. Narendra Modi, being the Prime Minister of the country, gave a very irresponsible statement and made allegations against Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Will the Prime Minister now seek apology from the Chief Minister and people of Haryana for making wrong statements,” Mr. Sharma told reporters here.

Maintaining that it “belittles” the high post if somebody in the seat of Prime Minister keeps making false allegations, the Congress spokesperson said, “Modi should apologise to Haryana Chief Minister.”

>Election Commission had on Wednesday ruled that there appears to be no violation of the model code of conduct by Haryana government in clearing the land deal between Sonia Gandhi’s son-in law Robert Vadra and real estate major DLF.

Haryana government’s validation of the mutation of the land sold by a company owned by Vadra to DLF had sparked a row in the run up to the state Assembly poll.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Monday asked EC to take a serious note of Hooda government clearing the land deal between Vadra and DLF, alleging it was done hastily as ruling Congress faced “certain defeat” in the Assembly polls.

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