For sure they will have much more than what is declared.. But this is just for info..
New Delhi, April 11: About 100 Rajya Sabha members have declared their assets worth more than Rs 1 crore with independent Parliamentarian from Maharashtra, Mr Rahul Bajaj being the richest. According to an analysis by an NGO, Mr Bajaj has declared his movable and immovable assets worth over Rs 300 crore followed by Janta Dal (Secular) MP, Mr M.A.M. Ramaswamy (Karnataka) and Mr T. Subramani Reddy of Congress (Andhra Pradesh) who have declared assets of more than Rs 278 crore and Rs 272 crore respectively. Samajwadi Party’s Ms Jaya Bachchan from Uttar Pradesh and expelled SP leader, Mr Amar Singh, have admitted wealth of Rs 215 crore and Rs 79 crore respectively, the data said. The analysis was done by Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW), an umbrella body of about 1,200 NGOs worldwide, after analysing self-sworn affidavits filed by 219 members at the time of their elections to Rajya Sabha by exercising the Right to Information Act. According to the data, a total of 98 MPs have declared their assets worth crores and 37 MPs have pending criminal cases against them. Congress has the highest of seven MPs with pending criminal cases followed by six from BJP and four each from BSP and Shiv Sena. Interestingly, two Rajya Sabha MPs — CPI’s Mr D. Raja from Tamil Nadu and Mr Saman Pathak of CPI(M) from West Bengal — have declared zero assets. CPI(M) Parliamentarian, Ms Brinda Karat from West Bengal has declared assets worth Rs 1.74 lakh and Revolutionary Socialist Party’s, Mr Abani Roy (WB) Rs 72,000. Anilkumar BVN
