New Delhi: On Saturday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law, Robert Vadra, termed as "witch-hunt" the Enforcement Directorate's action of attaching assets of a firm linked to him. In a Facebook post, Vadra described it as "complete misuse of assertion of power".

While on Friday the ED had said it has attached assets worth Rs 4.62 crore of a firm linked to Vadra in connection with a money laundering case related to a land scam in Rajasthan's Bikaner.Claiming "relentless harassment", Vadra wrote: "I have had nothing to hide and I am surely not above the law. I have deposed for almost 6 days; ranging from 8 to 12 hours per day with a 40 minute lunch break, and have been escorted to the washroom."

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Vadra, the husband of Congress general secretary for the Uttar Pradesh (East), Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, further said that he has extended full cooperation and obeyed rules whenever summoned in any part of the country.

He claimed "Attachment of my work place -- my office and areas that are sub judice, shows a complete misuse of assertion of power, a complete vindictive & vicious witch hunt,".

"When truth sustains and prevails, I suppose an apology is all that will suffice. Will stay determined for justice for me," Vadra said. Posing in front of a picture of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, Vadra can be seen offering prayers in the photo which he posted along with the Facebook post.Earlier this week, he had posted a picture with his mother, Maureen Vadra, making an emotional appeal that the agencies should not harass a senior citizen.

It is to be noted that  the ED has issued a provisional order for the attachment of assets under the PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act). As per a senior ED official, the agency has attached the property in Delhi's Sukhdev Vihar. Its worth is Rs 4.43 crore. The agency had questioned Vadra in this case in Jaipur twice earlier this week. His mother Maureen was also asked to depose but was permitted to leave after completion of brief legal procedures.

Last week, the ED had grilled Vadra for three consecutive days in New Delhi in connection with an investigation into allegations of money laundering to purchase assets abroad. 

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