31 Rajya Sabha MPs billionaires, 73 face criminal cases: ADR analysis | India News
New Delhi: An analysis of the affidavits of 229 out of 233 Rajya Sabha MPs shows that 73 (32%) MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves and 31 (14%) are billionaires.36 (16%) MPs declared serious criminal cases. It has been announced that there is a case of murder against one member of parliament, four of attempted murder and three of women torture.Party-wise data shows that 27 out of 99 MPs of BJP (27), 12 out of 28 (43) of Congress, four out of 13 (31) of Trinamool Congress, four out of 10 (40) of Aam Aadmi Party, three MPs of CPM and three MPs have declared criminal cases against them against the State of India. This number is two out of eight DMK MPs, two out of seven YSRCP MPs, two out of five AIADMK MPs, two out of four Samajwadi Party MPs and two out of three RJD MPs.In the report, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch analyzed and updated the criminal, financial and other background details of 229 out of 233 Rajya Sabha MPs. There is one seat vacant from Jharkhand in the present Rajya Sabha. Three MPs were not analyzed, as their affidavits were not available. The analysis included 37 recently elected members.In terms of financial background, among the 229 sitting RS MPs analysed, 31 (14%) are billionaires. Among major parties, six BJP MPs, five Congress MPs, four MPs from YSRCP, two from AAP, two from BRS and three from NCP have declared assets worth more than Rs 100 crore.While the total wealth of 229 sitting MPs is Rs 27,638 crore, the average wealth of sitting Rajya Sabha MPs is Rs 120.6 crore.BRS MP Bandi Partha Sardhi, declared assets of over Rs 5,300 crore, AAP’s Rajinder Gupta over Rs 5,053 crore and YSRCP’s Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy over Rs 2,577 crore.At the other end, AAP MP Sant Balbir Singh is the poorest, with assets of around Rs 3 lakh. He is followed by Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba of Manipur, with around Rs 5 lakh, and TMC’s Prakash Chik Baraik with around Rs 9 lakh.
