BJP questions Rahul Gandhi on IT avoidances by Robert Vadra

New Delhi, June 27 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representative Sambit Patra on Wednesday looked for Congress President Rahul Gandhi's reaction on claimed salary tax avoidances of his brother by marriage Robert Vadra.

"Income Tax has directed Robert Vadra to pay arrears for the year 2010-11. We want to ask Rahul Gandhi what he needs to state on the Income-Tax avoidances of Robert Vadra," he said at a press conference here.

Delhi-based Sky Light Hospitality LLP - an organization connected to Robert Vadra - was reportedly ordered to pay over Rs 25 crore as tax obligation by the Income Tax Department for the assessment year 2010-11.

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

However, in its notice, the I-T department has reconsidered the income and determined it to actually amount to Rs 42.98 crore, implying that only about 0.86 percent of the income was declared.

Accordingly, tax payable on this revised income has been resolved to be Rs 25.8 crore, the report stated.