Times
of India: New Delhi: Monday, 27 October 2014.
Over 400 Lok
Sabha members including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Lal Krishna Advani and
Rajnath Singh have not declared their assets and liability details to the House
secretariat as on September 26, according to an RTI reply.
Lok Sabha
Secretariat said in reply to an RTI query that the asset details of 401 members
were awaited as on September 26.
According to
the members of the Lok Sabha Declaration of Assets Rules 2004, a member is required
to declare his assets within 90 days of taking oath.
Lok Sabha MPs
who had not submitted the details by that date included Union ministers Sushma
Swaraj, Uma Bharti, Nitin Gadkari, and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Lok Sabha
Secretariat said no communication in this regard was sent to the members until
September 26, when the RTI reply was received.
According to
the RTI reply, the members included BJP (209), Congress (31), TMC (27), BJD
(18), Shiv Sena (15), TDP (14), AIADMK (9) and TRS (8). Seven members were from
YSR Congress, six from Lok Janshakti Party and four each from NCP, CPI (M) and
SP, three each from Akali Dal, RJD, and AAP, and two each from JD(U) and Apna
Dal among others.
Action
against the members not submitting 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
had not yet submitted their details by that date included Harsh Vardhan, Radha
Mohan Singh, Anant Geete, Anant Kumar, Ram Vilas Paswan, Amarinder Singh, M
Veerappa Moily, Mehbooba Mufti, Upendra Kushwaha, Kiren Rijiju and Supriya
Sule.
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