BJP questions Rahul on IT evasions by Robert Vadra

The BJP on Wednesday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi over the income tax notice to his brother-in-law Robert Vadra and asked as to why was he silent on the issue.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said: "Income Tax has directed Robert Vadra to pay arrears for the year 2010-11. We want to ask Rahul Gandhi what he has to say on the Income-Tax evasions of Robert Vadra."

Delhi based Sky Light Hospitality LLP - a company linked to Robert Vadra - was reportedly ordered to pay over Rs 25 crore as tax liability by the Income Tax Department for the assessment year 2010-11.

As per the IT order, Sky Light Hospitality had earlier declared its income for AY 2010-11 to be Rs 36.9 lakh, a media report noted.

Talking about Vijay Mallya, Sambit Patra said that he has travelled a long way from being "the king of good times to poster boy of bank default."

"Fugitive tycoon Mallya was happy during the UPA era and sad now. Now you can judge how we treat a defaulter and how the UPA treated them," he said.

Patra also claimed that Vijay Mallya wrote a letter to P Chidambaram in 2013, seeking favours with regards to loan disbursals.