<p>The Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan has launched a probe into land deals of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in the state when the Congress was in power.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The state government has directed collectors of Jodhpur, Barmer and Bikaner districts to gather information on deals and draft a factual report," sources in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) told IANS.<br /><br />The collectors have been asked to submit the report by mid-May.<br /><br />Sources said CMO officials were in touch with the collectors regularly and were monitoring the work.<br /><br />It is alleged that the companies in which Vadra has stakes built a huge land bank of thousands of acres in Bikaner, Jodhpur and Barmer between 2009 and 2012. The then Ashok Gehlot government had announced sites for setting up solar power projects.<br /><br />It is also alleged as soon as the sites were announced, the land was sold at heavy prices by the companies.<br /><br />Several BJP parliamentarians, including Bhupendra Yadav and Arjun Ram Meghwal, earlier demanded a probe into the property deals allegedly involving Vadra.<br /><br />Former chief minister Gehlot has termed the allegations baseless.<br /></p>
<p>The Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan has launched a probe into land deals of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in the state when the Congress was in power.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The state government has directed collectors of Jodhpur, Barmer and Bikaner districts to gather information on deals and draft a factual report," sources in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) told IANS.<br /><br />The collectors have been asked to submit the report by mid-May.<br /><br />Sources said CMO officials were in touch with the collectors regularly and were monitoring the work.<br /><br />It is alleged that the companies in which Vadra has stakes built a huge land bank of thousands of acres in Bikaner, Jodhpur and Barmer between 2009 and 2012. The then Ashok Gehlot government had announced sites for setting up solar power projects.<br /><br />It is also alleged as soon as the sites were announced, the land was sold at heavy prices by the companies.<br /><br />Several BJP parliamentarians, including Bhupendra Yadav and Arjun Ram Meghwal, earlier demanded a probe into the property deals allegedly involving Vadra.<br /><br />Former chief minister Gehlot has termed the allegations baseless.<br /></p>