Why Robert Vadra firms do not feature in Modi govt's shell company cleanup

The answer lies in the government's own rules notified in December 2016

A look at the so-called shell companies whose registration has been cancelled by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre shows that none of these were related to Robert Vadra, either directly or indirectly. The alleged shell companies that dealt with Vadra and were probed by the Enforcement Directorate for alleged money laundering were also not on the list of struck-off firms.

While this may be far from political amnesty, the reason might lie in the government’s own rules amending the Companies Act (2013) notified by the government in December 2016. In a notification dated December 26, 2016, the government had