No close relation with Nira Radia's former aide: Congress MP Rao Inderjit Singh

Congress MP Rao Inderjit Singh today denied having any "practical relationship" with Rao Dheeraj Singh, the former associate of controversial corporate lobbyist Nira Radia, saying he was not in touch with him for two decades.

"I have nothing to do with the activities and actions of Rao Dheeraj Singh as I have not had any practical relationship or spoken to him for the last two decades, the MP from Gurgaon constituency told PTI.

Rao Dheeraj Singh, a former associate of Radia, had levelled allegations against senior BJP leader LK Advani, party president Nitin Gadkari and general secretary Ananth Kumar of favouring the corporate lobbyist.

In turn, the party alleged that Singh "curiously happens to be very closely related to a very senior Congress politician".

The Gurgaon MP and union minister of state is the son of Rao Birender Singh, former Haryana chief minister and a Union cabinet minister during Indira Gandhi's regime.

He said Singh was not from the immediate family but "a relative by virtue of being the son of a deceased cousin."

When Rao Dheeraj Singh was contacted for his comments, he confirmed that he was a distant relative of the Gurgaon MP.

"Rao Inderjit Singh had spoken to me last time during my college days, around year 1993-94," told PTI from Nanital.

He further said his family had severed relations with him when he developed relations with Radia. He was running his separate business now.