India's Congress rejects Gandhi scam charge

Prominent anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal charged on Friday that Robert Vadra's wealth had ballooned after he bought property worth millions of dollars at “throwaway prices” from real estate giant DLF and called for a probe.

“An inquiry into what? Is a business transaction between two private entities duly reported to the statutory authorities illegal? Is it a crime?” party spokesman Manish Tewari told reporters in New Delhi.

The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has backed Kejriwal's call for an investigation into Vadra, the businessman son-in-law of Congress president Gandhi.

“Everyone would like to know why was he given the houses and lands at throwaway prices? The nation must be informed,” Kejriwal said, alleging that DLF received government favors in return.

Kejriwal, who made the charge just days after launching a new political party, on Saturday dared Vadra to file a defamation suit challenging his allegations targeting India's most famous political dynasty.

The Gandhi-Nehru clan has ruled the country for most of its post-independence history.

DLF, one of India's largest property firms, said Saturday it had never sold Vadra any property “at a throwaway price,” received no “undue benefit” from the government and the deals were “conducted to the highest standards of ethics.”

Vadra said on social networking website Facebook he could “handle all the negativity,” in an apparent reference to the allegations.

Indicating he had faced worse situations, Vadra, who has remained out of politics, said: “(I have) lost people I loved. What can be worse?”

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