PM Modi gives BJP MPs 48 hours to declare assets
IndiaToday.in New Delhi, November 26, 2014 | UPDATED 12:32 IST
Modi's move comes amidst a raging row in Parliament over bringing back illegally-stashed or 'black' Indian money in foreign banks in 100 days, one of the main promises of the NDA in the run-up to the general elections earlier this year.
As Modi completes six months in power, a united opposition has attacked the government in Parliament's ongoing Winter session for its failure in doing enough to recover the black money. On Tuesday evening, the government agreed to a debate on the issue in both Houses of Parliament, but ruled against allowing any vote on it.
According to a study published last month, no less than 41 or 91 per cent of Modi's ministers were crorepatis. This compares rather favourably with the United Progressive Alliance II's Council of Ministers, where 47 of 79 ministers just about 60 per cent were similarly wealthy.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is the richest minister of the National Democratic Alliance government with assets totalling Rs.114.03 crore. Jaitley's assets rose in value from Rs.113.02 crore during the Lok Sabha polls to Rs.114.03 crore in the 2014 disclosure to the PMO. He is fond of luxury cars and has declared ownership of high-end cars like a Porsche worth Rs.1.02 crore, and vehicles from Mercedes Benz and BMW among others.
Following Jaitley on the rich list are Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Rs.108.31 crore) and Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (Rs.94.66 crore).
The greatest decrease has been for External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj whose wealth fell by Rs.3.89 crore (from Rs.17.55 crore to Rs.13.65 crore). She is followed by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North-eastern Region Gen. (Retd) V.K. Singh of BJP who has declared a decrease of Rs.3.13 crore (from Rs.4.11 crore declared in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections to Rs.98.27 lakh declared in the disclosure to the PMO).
On the not-so-rich side, the least wealth has been declared by Sudarshan Bhagat of BJP (Rs.59.13 lakh) followed by Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava of the BJP (Rs.65.71 lakh) and Ram Vilas Paswan of Lok Janashakti Party (Rs.95.71 lakh).
The average value of assets of Modi's Council of Ministers, according to the declarations on the PMO website, is Rs.14.32 crore.
The wealth of Modi's ministers was analysed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch by comparing the declarations filed for the Lok Sabha elections in May this year and those sent about five months later to the Prime Minister's Office.
BJP सांसदों को PM मोदी की डेडलाइन, 48 घंटे में संपत्ति का ब्योरा दें
aajtak.in [Edited by: संदीप कुमार सिन्हा] | नई दिल्ली, 26 नवम्बर 2014 | अपडेटेड: 12:40 IST
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी (फाइल फोटो)प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने भारतीय जनता पार्टी के सांसदों के लिए व्हिप जारी कर दिया है. जिन बीजेपी सांसदों ने अभी तक अपनी संपत्ति का ब्योरा नहीं दिया, उन्हें अगले 48 घंटे में इसकी जानकारी संसद की वेबसाइट पर सार्वजनिक करनी होगी. इतने पैसे में नहीं चलता सांसदों का काम
प्रधानमंत्री मोदी का यह फैसला ऐसे वक्त पर आया है जब केंद्र सरकार विदेशी बैंकों में जमा काले धन मुद्दे पर घिरी हुई है. गौरतलब है कि चुनाव प्रचार के दौरान बीजेपी ने काले धन के मुद्दे को जोर-शोर से उठाया था. पार्टी ने दावा किया था कि वह सत्ता में आती है तो 100 दिन के अंदर काला धन वापस लाया जाएगा.
अब जब मोदी सरकार इस हफ्ते कार्यकाल के 6 महीने पूरा करने जा रही है . तो वह नहीं चाहती कि विपक्ष अब इस मुद्दे पर उसे घेरे. इस बीच केंद्र सरकार ने संसद के दोनों सदनों में काले धन मुद्दे पर चर्चा को राजी हो गई है.
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