Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s assets rose 261% between 2009-2019

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

The
elected
representatives
declare
their
assets
before
the
Election
Commission
and
also
publish
it
on
the
website
of
the
Parliament.
This
exercise
is
undertaken
to
ensure
transparency

New
Delhi,
Feb
03:
The
average
assets
of
Shiromani
Akali
Dal
(SAD)
leader,
Harsimrat
Kaur
Badal
rose
by
261
per
cent
between
the
2009
and
2019
elections,
said
a
report
by
the
Association
for
Democratic
Reforms
(ADR).

The
ADR
report
analysed
the
rise
in
assets
of
71
re-elected
MPs
fielded
by
various
parties
including
independents.

In
2009,
the
average
assets
of
these
71
MPs
was
Rs
6.15
crore,
while
in
2014
it
rose
to
Rs
16.23
crore.
By
2019,
the
average
assets
of
these
re-elected
71
MPs
shot
up
to
Rs
23.75
crore
the
report
also
said.

Average
Asset
growth
in
10
years
(2009-2019):
The
average
asset
growth
for
these
71
re-
elected
MPs,
between
the
Lok
Sabha
Elections
of
2009
to
2019
is
Rs
17.59
Crores.
Percentage
growth
in
10
years
(2009-2019):
Average
percentage
growth
in
assets
for
these
71
re-elected
MPs
is
286
per
cent,
the
report
by
the
Association
for
Democratic
Reforms
also
said.

‘Now
he
drinks
and
drives
whole
Punjab’:
Harsimrat
Kaur
Badal
slams
Bhagwant
Mann

Harsimrat
Kaur
Badal
of
SAD
from
Bhathinda
constituency
has
declared
maximum
increase
in
assets
with
an
increase
of
Rs
157.68
Crores
i.e
from
Rs
60.31
Crores
in
2009
to
Rs.
217.99
Crores
in
2019,
the
report
stated.

Assets
of
Supriya
Sadanand
Sule
of
NCP
from
Baramati
constituency
have
increased
by
Rs
89.35
Crores,
from
Rs
51.53
Crores
in
2009
to
Rs
140.88
Crores
in
2019,
ADR
said
in
the
press
note.

Assets
of
Pinaki
Misra
of
BJD
from
Puri
constituency
have
risen
by
Rs
87.78
Crores,
from
Rs
29.69
Crores
in
2009
to
Rs
117.47
Crores
in
2019,
said
the
report.

Assets
of
MPs
in
India:

The
Members
of
Parliament
in
India
are
required
to
disclose
their
assets
and
liabilities
regularly.
The
information
is
being
released
for
public
scrutiny
and
is
usually
punished
on
the
websites
of
the
Lok
Sabha
or
Rajya
Sabha
which
are
the
lower
and
upper
Houses
of
Parliament
respectively.

PM
should
talk
directly
to
protesting
farmers;
Govt
has
lost
trust
of
entire
farming
community:
Harsimrat

The
assets
that
are
declared
will
include
real
estate
properties,
bank
details,
investments,
vehicles
and
other
personal
possessions.

The
reason
behind
this
exercise
is
to
promote
transparency
and
accountability
among
the
elected
representatives
of
the
country.

These
assets
are
first
disclosed
to
the
Election
Commission
of
India
before
a
candidate
files
his
nominations
to
contest
the
elections.