Robert Vadra on Friday put out a Facebook post and slammed Union Minister Smriti Irani after the latter showed a photograph claiming Vadra is in the picture with businessman Gautam Adani. Sharing photos of news surrounding controversies around Smriti Irani and her daughter's restaurants in Goa, Vadra asked Irani to give details about the same and her educational details. He said that India wants to know about her restaurants and degrees. Vadra asked the minister to stop being 'obsessed' with his name and 'misusing' his name in Parliament.
"Smriti Irani ji, stop being obsessed with me and misusing my name, in parliament. I challenge you to give proof or stop being fake, as you are… You’re incapabilities can’t be hidden by pointing fingers at me, remember when you do, the rest of your fingers are pointing at you, with many more controversies linked to you and your family," the post read.
He further said, "India wants to know about your restaurants in Goa and in 3rd party names in different parts of the country?! Your degrees/educational qualifications & the underlying controversy with it! First you clarify that & then point finger at others..Awaiting to see if you will answer on Goa and beyond, clearly if you actually qualified, which I doubt."
Challenging Irani, Vadra said that no disclosure or reply means 'you are hiding true facts and are not qualified… Shame on you!!'
This comes after Union Minister Smriti Irani, during her speech on the trust vote debate, showed a photograph in the Lok Sabha of Rober Vadra and Adani.
"Ye kab se Adani Adani kar rahe hain, toh ab thoda ab main bhi bol doon. Photo mere pass bhi hai...In 1993 Congress gave space to Adani in the Mundra Port...During the UPA rule, they gave a Rs 72,000 crore loan to Adani. Why was the work of ports in different states given to Adani during the Congress rule?" she asked.