401 Lok Sabha MPs yet to declare assets details, 209 from BJP
28 Oct 2014 5:22 AM IST
Despite the massive anti-corruption and cleanliness drive, it seems the message hasn’t reached our Parliament. According to an RTI reply, over 400 incumbent Lok Sabha members including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Lal Krishna Advani and Rajnath Singh have not yet declared their assets and liability details. LS secretariat said in an RTI query said the assets details of 401 members of the lower house are still awaited.
According to the Members of the Lok Sabha Declaration of Assets Rules 2004, a member is supposed to declare his assets within 90 days of taking oath. Yet, the long list of Lok Sabha MPs who have not yet submitted the assets and liability details even includes union ministers like Sushma Swaraj, Uma Bharti, Nitin Gadkari, and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. No communication in this regard was sent to the members until 26 September, when the RTI was received, according to the LS secretariat. As per the RTI reply, there are 209 BJP MPs who have not yet submitted their details.
There are 31 members from Congress, 27 from TMC, 18 frm BJD, 15 from Shiv Sena, 14 from TDP, 9 from AIADMK and 8 from TRS. 7 members are from YSR Congress, 6 from Lok Janshakti Party and 4 from NCP, CPI (M) and SP each, 3 members from Akali Dal, RJD, and AAP each, and 2 each from JD(U) and Apna Dal.
Action against the members who have not submitted their asset details are taken under the Assets and Liability Declaration Rules 2004, Provisions 5 and 6, and the Representation of the People Act 1951, Section 75 (A). Other MPs who have not yet submitted their details include Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, Radha Mohan Singh, Anant Geete, Anant Kumar, Ramvilas Paswan, Capt Amarinder Singh, Veerappa Moily, Mehbooba Mufti, Upendra Kushwaha, Kiren Rijiju and Supriya Sule.
According to the Members of the Lok Sabha Declaration of Assets Rules 2004, a member is supposed to declare his assets within 90 days of taking oath. Yet, the long list of Lok Sabha MPs who have not yet submitted the assets and liability details even includes union ministers like Sushma Swaraj, Uma Bharti, Nitin Gadkari, and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. No communication in this regard was sent to the members until 26 September, when the RTI was received, according to the LS secretariat. As per the RTI reply, there are 209 BJP MPs who have not yet submitted their details.
There are 31 members from Congress, 27 from TMC, 18 frm BJD, 15 from Shiv Sena, 14 from TDP, 9 from AIADMK and 8 from TRS. 7 members are from YSR Congress, 6 from Lok Janshakti Party and 4 from NCP, CPI (M) and SP each, 3 members from Akali Dal, RJD, and AAP each, and 2 each from JD(U) and Apna Dal.
Action against the members who have not submitted their asset details are taken under the Assets and Liability Declaration Rules 2004, Provisions 5 and 6, and the Representation of the People Act 1951, Section 75 (A). Other MPs who have not yet submitted their details include Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, Radha Mohan Singh, Anant Geete, Anant Kumar, Ramvilas Paswan, Capt Amarinder Singh, Veerappa Moily, Mehbooba Mufti, Upendra Kushwaha, Kiren Rijiju and Supriya Sule.
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