New Delhi2 minutes ago
- copy link
Congress leader DK Shivakumar said- I am not the richest, but I am not poor either.
Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar is the richest MLA in the country. He has assets of more than 1,400 crores. The second and third richest MLAs are also from Karnataka.
The second number is KH Puttaswamy Gowda, an independent MLA from Karnataka. He has assets worth Rs 1,267 crore. At number three is Congress MLA from Karnataka Priya Krishna, who has property worth Rs 1,156 crore.
The MLA with the least assets is Nirmal Kumar Dhara, BJP MLA from West Bengal, whose total declared assets are just Rs 1,700.
He is followed by Independent MLA from Odisha, Makaranda Muduli, who has assets of Rs 15,000. Then there is Narinder Pal Singh Sawna of Aam Aadmi Party from Punjab, whose assets are Rs 18,370.
These figures have been released by the Association for Democratic Report (ADR).
4 Congress and 3 BJP in top ten rich MLAs
Four of the richest MLAs are from the Congress and three from the BJP. Of the 20 richest MLAs in the country, 12 are from Karnataka. 4 out of 59 MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh are billionaires.
DK said – I am not the richest, but I am not poor either
When asked about his wealth, DK Shivakumar said – I am not the richest, but I am not poor either. These are assets that I have acquired over a long period of time.
Congress bid – DK is a businessman, what is wrong with it
Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad said – DK Shivkumar is a businessman. And what’s wrong with that? See also BJP MLAs, especially those accused of mining scams.
Senior Karnataka BJP leader Suresh Kumar hit back, saying Congress loves rich people.
Janardhan Reddy at number 23
At number 23 in the list of richest MLAs is Gali Janardhana Reddy, a mining baron. Reddy was earlier a part of the BJP. He formed his party last year. Most of his assets are in the name of his wife Aruna Lakshmi.
Also read these news of Dainik Bhaskar related to the case…
9 ministers of Siddaramaiah cabinet are millionaires, all have criminal cases
All the nine ministers who took oath in the Siddaramaiah cabinet in Karnataka on May 20 have criminal cases registered against them. Maximum 19 cases are registered against Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and 13 cases against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Not only this, all these ministers are also millionaires. Read full news…
The property of BJP MLAs increased faster than that of Congress MLAs in MP.
Money power is once again in discussion in the politics of Madhya Pradesh. When Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan questioned the property of Kamal Nath, Kamal Nath also retaliated. Asked- Shivraj tell which company is mine? Read full news…