Robert Vadra Expresses Willingness To Join Politics: 'If Congress Feels...'

Robert Vadra said that if the Congress deemed it necessary to bring on more people to stand up against divisive forces in Parliament, he would step into the world of politics.

File photo of Robert Vadra.

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Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, on Monday expressed his willingness to join politics, saying that if the Congress party feels he should enter politics, he would do so with the blessings of his family.

Vadra said that if the Congress deemed it necessary to bring on more people to stand up against divisive forces in Parliament, he would step into the world of politics.

"So, I feel that, with the blessings of my family and if the Congress feels that I should be in politics, I will take that step. They know I have a lot of understanding of what's happening on the ground and what change is required," Vadra said, according to ANI.

Robert Vadra said that political parties have used his name every time there has been an election due to his association with the Gandhi family and added that it felt like he was used for political witch hunts.

"My association with politics is only because I am a member of the Gandhi family. But I will also say that in the last many years, many parties have used my name and always pulled me into politics by default because every time there's an election, they remember my name. Every time they have an issue that they want to digress from, they remember my name," Vadra said.

He said that his understanding of politics had grown due to his wife Priyanka Gandhi and brother-in-law Rahul Gandhi.

"I always said that I would like Priyanka to be in Parliament first, and now she is, and she's working very hard. I see how much I've learnt from her and Rahul and everybody in the family," he added.

Robert Vadra On Mehul Choksi Case

Robert Vadra also spoke on the arrest of diamond merchant Mehul Choksi in Belgium and added that his detention was significant for the country.

"It is a very big thing for the country. Arrest is a different thing, but it is important that the money of the people who have been wronged should be recovered, and the government should think about it. Nirav Modi and other people should also be brought back, and the government should ensure that the losses of the people are taken care of," Vadra said.