BJP lists nine emails Robert Vadra shared with arms dealer's kin

Robert Vadra arrives to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case probe, in New Delhi, on Wednesday. Pic/PTI

Keeping the heat on Congress in relation to Robert Vadra's questioning by ED, the BJP on Thursday listed nine emails that the party alleged were exchanged between Vadra and Sumit Chadha, a relative of arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, regarding properties in London. Alleging that the Gandhi family owns five properties in London, BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra said these emails were exchanged between March 8 and April 17, 2010.

"The first email has been sent by Sumit Chadha, who is relative of arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari. He has sent it to Robert Vadra only... What tiles should be used in kitchen? How would the bathroom look? All of it is in this email," Patra said. The email also discussed issues related to painting at one property in London, Patra added.

Vadra, husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, has denied allegations of possessing illegal foreign assets and termed the charges a political witchhunt against him. He has said he was being "hounded and harassed" to subserve political ends. After the first day of his questioning by ED, his lawyer had said on Wednesday night that Vadra had replied to every question put to him.

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The Enforcement Directorate was abuzz with activity on Thursday with two high-profile politically linked persons, Robert Vadra and Karti Chidambaram, appearing before the agency for questioning in separate money-laundering investigations being conducted against them.

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