NEW DELHI (TIP): Even as the RSS seemed to be distancing itself from BJP president Nitin Gadkari, the party continued to back him as it counter-attacked Congress for “shielding” Robert Vadra. Describing the “clean chit” to Vadra as self-certification, the party demanded an inquiry into how he got a loan of Rs 7.94 crore from Corporation Bank when the bank itself later denied giving any such loan.

“The officials, against whom investigation should have been carried out, have declared that there were no irregularities in the Vadra-DLF deals. This is the clear sign of the Congress running away from a probe,” party spokesperson Prakash Javdekar said.

“We once again demand that there should be an independent probe into all the reportedly murky deals of Vadra and his companies and also the alleged quid pro quo between Congress governments and the real estate company,” he added. The party sought to know why Congress had not ordered a probe into Corporation Bank’s statement that it had not given any loan to Vadra.