Priyanka Gandhi Vadra"s Shimla Land Deal to be Made Public Under RTI

Shimla:  The details of how Priyanka Gandhi Vadra bought land near Shimla  nearly eight years ago must be revealed within 10 days, the top most officers of the  Information Commission of Himachal Pradesh have ruled today.

Mrs Vadra is the daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Information on her real estate purchase in Himachal Pradesh was sought last year by Debashish Bhattacharya, a Right to Information (RTI) activist. Information Commission officials had said the details should be shared, but the officer handling the RTI application did not comply Mrs Vadra, 43, wrote to the state government claiming that the details should be kept confidential for security reasons.

Mrs Vadra, whose father and grandmother Rajiv and Indira were Prime Minister and assassinated, is guarded by the Special Protection Group or SPG.

The State Information Commission today said that her land transaction must be revealed under the RTI.