For BJP, Robert Vadra becomes poster boy of corruption narrative and controversies
Reportedly “I am targeted for being linked to the gandhi family.” This is the angst of Robert Vadra, a businessman known more for his relations with the gandhi family. And each time, elections are around the corner, Vadra claims his name crops up only as a political punching bag.Accordingly a fitness freak and social service activist, Robert Vadra has often expressed his interest in joining politics “at the right time”. But for the bjp, he has become a poster boy of the corruption narrative and controversies surrounding the gandhi family. In fact, many say that one of the reasons for priyanka gandhi Vadra’s reluctance to take the electoral plunge was the concern that he would be targeted. And this has happened as she filed her nomination papers from Kerala’s wayanad Lok Sabha seat.Moreover the congress and the Gandhis have been very nuanced and careful in their response to these allegations. In very rare cases the party has officially defended Robert Vadra, preferring to maintain the line that he is a private citizen and that the congress had nothing to do with his work. A bjp leader said, “As long as the Gandhis have Vadra, we have a trump card.”