Chandigarh: Businessman Robert Vadra responded sharply on Wednesday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "middlemen and sons-in-law" comment made during a rally in Sonipat. Modi accused previous Congress governments in Haryana of fostering corruption and claimed that during Congress's rule, securing a job in the state required personal recommendations.
Vadra expressed surprise at Modi's continued mention of his name, saying, "I'm quite surprised that once again the Prime Minister has used my name. They've had their government in Haryana as well as at the Centre. I know that in the last decade, they have set up commissions."
He referred specifically to the Dhingra Commission, established to investigate him and his companies, as well as multiple RTIs that questioned his land ownership in Haryana. "They've done everything in the last decade to try and disrupt any kind of work I was doing," Vadra stated, asserting that despite numerous inquiries and notices sent to his companies, no wrongdoing had ever been proven.
Vadra criticized Modi's tone, stating, "The way the Prime Minister, the tone that he's used to say words like Dalal and Damad, I think it's in poor taste. He's the Prime Minister of a 1.4 billion population. We expect much more from him." He suggested that Modi was using his name to divert attention from the government's failures in Haryana, adding, "I think he has nothing else to offer or say for the people of Haryana because the people of Haryana are not happy with this government."
Vadra pointed out that he had received two clean chits from both state and central levels, proving his innocence. When discussing the upcoming elections in Haryana, he expressed confidence in the Congress party's chances, stating, "Congress will do well because the people want change." He highlighted the BJP's mishandling of various issues, including the alleged molestation case involving former President of the Wrestling Federation and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and criticized the government for failing to address unemployment and infrastructure development.
Predicting a significant victory for Congress, Vadra said, "The people want change, and it's going to be inevitable." During his address in Sonipat, Modi had alleged that Congress is "entrenched in corruption," stating, "Ten years ago, when there was a Congress government here, the farmers' lands were looted. The Congress had handed over Haryana to Dalals and Damads. There was no job that could be attained without cheating, and there was no organisation free of corruption."
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