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| name              = Robert Vadra
| name              = Robert Vadra
| image              = Robert Vadra 2019 (face cropped).jpg
| image              = Robert Vadra 2019 (face cropped).jpg
| caption            = Robert Vadra in 2019
| caption            = Vadra in 2019
|birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1969|04|18}}
|birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1969|04|18}}
| birth_place        = [[Moradabad district|Moradabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| birth_place        = [[Moradabad district|Moradabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
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==Early life and family==
==Early life and family==
Robert Vadra was born to Rajendra and Maureen Vadra on 18 April 1969. Rajendra Vadra hails from [[Moradabad district]], Uttar Pradesh while his mother Maureen (''née'' McDonagh) is of [[Scottish people|Scottish]] origin. Rajendra was a resident of [[Civil Lines, Moradabad]] and ran a brass and wood handicrafts business.{{cn|date=June 2021}} Vadra has only completed his high school education.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Anand|first1=Geeta|first2=Rajesh|last2=Roy|date=2014-04-18|title=Behind a Real-Estate Empire, Ties to India's Gandhi Dynasty|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304512504579495611787698756.html|access-date=2021-06-06|issn=0099-9660|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
Robert Vadra was born to Rajendra and Maureen Vadra on 18 April 1969. His father's family is of Punjabi descent settled in [[Moradabad district]], Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=ABP News|date=2019-05-15|title=Priyanka cites husband's root at maiden rally in Punjab; Vadra endorses statement|url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/priyanka-cites-husbands-root-during-maiden-rally-in-punjab-robert-vadra-endorses-statement-989820|access-date=2021-09-08|website=news.abplive.com|language=en}}</ref> His paternal family is originally from [[Sialkot]] in present-day Pakistan. Rajendra's father moved to India at the time of [[partition of India|partition]].<ref>[https://timesofindia.com/india/priyankas-father-in-law-hanged-himself-police-sources/articleshow/4356528.cms Priyanka's father-in-law hanged himself: Police sources]. ''[[Times of India]]''.</ref> His mother Maureen (''née'' McDonagh) is of [[Scottish people|Scottish]] origin. Rajendra was a resident of [[Civil Lines, Moradabad]] and ran a brass and wood handicrafts business.{{cn|date=June 2021}} Vadra has only completed his high school education.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Anand|first1=Geeta|first2=Rajesh|last2=Roy|date=2014-04-18|title=Behind a Real-Estate Empire, Ties to India's Gandhi Dynasty|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304512504579495611787698756.html|access-date=2021-06-06|issn=0099-9660|url-access=subscription}}</ref>


His paternal family is originally from [[Sialkot]] in present-day Pakistan. Rajendra's father moved to India at the time of [[partition of India|partition]]. Robert Vadra's brother Richard died by suicide and his sister Michelle died in a car accident in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Another-tragedy-in-Vadra-family/articleshow/191362.cms|title=Another tragedy in Vadra family|date=September 20, 2003|first=Anubha|last=Sawhney|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref><ref name=IndiaTV>{{cite news |publisher=IndiaTV |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/politics/national/robert-vadra-facts-priyanka-son-in-law-congress-sonia-gandhi-18725.html/page/2 |title=10 facts to know about Robert Vadra, the stylish son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi}}</ref> His father was found dead on April 3, 2009 in City Inn, a guest in the [[Yusuf Sarai]] area of Delhi.<ref>[https://timesofindia.com/india/priyankas-father-in-law-hanged-himself-police-sources/articleshow/4356528.cms Priyanka's father-in-law hanged himself: Police sources]. ''[[Times of India]]''.</ref>
Robert Vadra's brother Richard died by suicide and his sister Michelle died in a car accident in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Another-tragedy-in-Vadra-family/articleshow/191362.cms|title=Another tragedy in Vadra family|date=September 20, 2003|first=Anubha|last=Sawhney|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref><ref name=IndiaTV>{{cite news |publisher=IndiaTV |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/politics/national/robert-vadra-facts-priyanka-son-in-law-congress-sonia-gandhi-18725.html/page/2 |title=10 facts to know about Robert Vadra, the stylish son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi}}</ref> His father was found dead on April 3, 2009 in City Inn, a guest house in the [[Yusuf Sarai]] area of Delhi.
 
He follows Hinduism and he had a Hindu traditional wedding.<ref>{{Cite web|title=People want change in government: Robert Vadra|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/aug/19/people-want-change-in-government-robert-vadra-1859704.html|access-date=2021-05-11|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Raya|date=February 16, 2021|title=Priyanka Gandhi shares beautiful throwback pics from her pre-wedding ceremony|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/priyanka-gandhi-shares-beautiful-throwback-pics-from-her-pre-wedding-ceremony-1769861-2021-02-16|access-date=2021-05-11|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Thapa|first=Vijay Jung|date=February 28, 1997|title=Priyanka Gandhi-Robert Vadra wedding: The hype was huge and spontaneous|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/19970228-priyanka-gandhi-robert-vadra-wedding-the-hype-was-huge-and-spontaneous-832738-1997-02-28|access-date=2021-05-11|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
 
According to the [[Wall Street Journal]], Robert is only high school educated.


== Politics ==
== Politics ==
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{{Main|DLF land grab  case}}
{{Main|DLF land grab  case}}


In October 2011, he was accused by [[Arvind Kejriwal]] of taking an interest-free loan of 650&nbsp;million and heavy bargains on land from [[DLF Limited]] in exchange for political favours. DLF responded that it had dealt with Vadra as a private entrepreneur, that the loan was Business Advance which was given, as per practice of trade, to make payments for land purchased from Vadra, that the company did not sell him land at a discounted price, and that no quid pro quo took place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/full-statement-dlf-denies-kejriwals-allegations-501096|title=Full statement: DLF denies Kejriwal's allegations|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref> {{clarification|date=May 2020}}Corporation Bank has denied ever providing an overdraft facility of that amount.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Corporation-Bank-denies-giving-overdraft-to-Robert-Vadra/articleshow/16789007.cms|title=Corporation Bank denies giving overdraft to Robert Vadra|date=October 13, 2012|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/sonia-son-in-law-robert-vadra-amassed-rs-300-cr-in-3-yrs-dlf-funded-him-kejriwal/story-QvN69z9rra8742NTAgX2nN.html|title=Sonia son-in-law Robert Vadra amassed Rs. 300 cr in 3 yrs, DLF funded him: Kejriwal|date=2012-10-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref>
In October 2011, he was accused by [[Arvind Kejriwal]] of taking an interest-free loan of 650&nbsp;million and heavy bargains on land from [[DLF Limited]] in exchange for political favours. DLF responded that it had dealt with Vadra as a private entrepreneur, that the loan was Business Advance which was given, as per practice of trade, to make payments for land purchased from Vadra, that the company did not sell him land at a discounted price, and that no quid pro quo took place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/full-statement-dlf-denies-kejriwals-allegations-501096|title=Full statement: DLF denies Kejriwal's allegations|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref> {{clarification|date=May 2020}}Corporation Bank has denied ever providing an overdraft facility of that amount.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Corporation-Bank-denies-giving-overdraft-to-Robert-Vadra/articleshow/16789007.cms|title=Corporation Bank denies giving overdraft to Robert Vadra|date=October 13, 2012|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/sonia-son-in-law-robert-vadra-amassed-rs-300-cr-in-3-yrs-dlf-funded-him-kejriwal/story-QvN69z9rra8742NTAgX2nN.html|title=Sonia son-in-law Robert Vadra amassed Rs. 300 cr in 3 yrs, DLF funded him: Kejriwal|date=2012-10-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref> Meanwhile after being asked to vacate the government accommodation at Lodhi estate, Priyanka Vadra shifted to a 5500 sqft 5 bedroom home at a DLF property in Gurugram.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jul 23|first1=Mumbai Mirror / Updated|last2=2020|last3=Ist|first3=09:21|title=Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to move to DLF The Aralias in Gurgaon|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/the-informer/priyanka-gandhi-vadra-to-move-to-dlf-the-aralias-in-gurgaon/articleshow/77119625.cms|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en}}</ref>


=== Bikaner land case ===
=== Bikaner land case ===
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