10. Robert Vadra's image suffered a major setback when the prestigious ‘Wall Street Journal' published a report that alleged that he amassed huge wealth through dubious land deals in Haryana, Rajasthan and other places using the clout of Naehru-Gandhi family during the decade after Congress came to power in 2004.
The Wall Street Journal found that during the decade Mr. Vadra's in-laws have held sway in New Delhi, the 44-year-old with a high-school education and no experience in property development amassed a large real-estate portfolio. Based on a review of company filings, land records and interviews with property experts, the Journal calculated that through 2012, Mr. Vadra sold more than $12 million of property, and as of then he still held real estate valued at about $42 million.
The journal further said that tt wasn't clear whether Mr. Vadra's companies have sold any more real estate since then because company filings for the past two years aren't available on government websites.
The WSJ report was used by Narendra Modi to attack Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in election campaign and he used to refer to it as ‘Vadra model' of accumulating illegal wealth.
