Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal’s son Kuldeep Bishnoi, who is under the scanner of Enforcement Directorate, has declared a total of assets of worth Rs 100 crore in his affidavit filed on Thursday.
The 51-year old Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi, who filed his affidavit from Adampur assembly constituency in Hisar district has declared movable assets of Rs 52.10 crore (52,10,03,707) and immovable assets of Rs 48.82 crore (Rs 48,82,38,155) in his affidavit filed before the returning officer.
As per the fresh affidavit, Kuldeep Bishnoi and his wife Renuka Bishnoi have not filed income tax returns for financial year 2018-19. Kuldeep’s assets have witnessed an increase from Rs 80.12 crore in 2014 to Rs 100.9 crore in 2019.
Renuka Bishnoi was elected as MLA Hansi in 2014 assembly polls but has been denied Congress’ ticket this time. The couple had contested the 2014 assembly elections on Haryana Janhit Congress’ ticket but had later merged their party with the Congress.
As per the affidavit filed on Thursday, Kuldeep Bishnoi’s wife Renuka Bishnoi’s movable assets were valued at Rs 4,60 crore. Kuldeep has a loan of Rs 9.31 crore (Rs 9,31,78,885) while his wife has an outstanding loan of Rs 61. 07 lakh (Rs 61,07,661) from banks and others.
The outgoing MLA from Adampur, Kuldeep has not filed income tax returns for fiscal 2018-19, filed returns of Rs 14.08 lakh in FY 2017-18, Rs 68.58 lakh in FY 2016-17, Rs 6.37 lakh in FY 2015-16 and Rs 49.33 lakh in Rs FY 2014-15, the affidavit stated.
The Congress leader own a fleet of luxury cars namely Audi Q7, Audi A6, Tata Safari Storm and BMW model 2015. He owns agriculture land worth Rs 21.81 crore (Rs 21,81,48,281), non agriculture land worth Rs 12.03 crore (12,03,00,000), commercial property worth Rs 5.68 crore (Rs 5,68,11,765) and residential property worth Rs 9.29 crore (Rs 9,29,78,109).
In 2014, Bishnoi was the second richest elected MLA to the State Assembly followed by BJP’s Vipul Goel, who has been denied the party’s ticket this time.
Notably, a Rs 150 crore worth hotel in a prime business space of Gurugram was attached by the Income-Tax Department, considering it as a “benami” asset of Kuldeep Bishnoi and his brother in the month of August. The move by the Department had come in the backdrop of the raids conducted by it on various premises linked to Bishnoi in Haryana, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh on charges of alleged tax evasion.
The 90-member State Assembly will go to polls on October 21 and the results will be declared on October 24.
On the fourth day of filing nomination papers for the general elections to Vidhan Sabha, 2019 in Haryana, 475 nomination papers have been filed by the candidates from 22 districts in the state. The nomination process will continue till October 4.
Finance Minister Capt. Abhimanyu becomes richer by 44 percent
Haryana Finance Minister Capt. Abhimanyu has become richer in the last five years with his total assets witnessing an increase of around 44 percent.
The 51-year old BJP leader on Thursday filed his nomination papers from Narnaund assembly constituency in Hisar district declaring a total assets of Rs Rs 111.44 crore (Rs 111,44,22,276).
His total assets have increased from around Rs 77 crore in 2014 to Rs 111.44 crore in 2019.
As per the affidavit filed, his movable assets are worth Rs 47.7 crore (Rs 47,75, 52,917) and immovable assets are Rs 63.6 crore (Rs 63,68,69,359). His total liabilities stood at Rs 19.79 crore (Rs 19,79, 64,220) .
His wife Ekta Sindhu has movable property worth Rs 15.10 crore and immovable property worth Rs 30.27 crore and her liabilities stood at Rs 14.31 crore.
As per the affidavit, the outgoing Narnaund MLA has not filed income tax returns for fiscal 2018-19, filed Rs 1.67 crore tax return in fiscal 2017-18, Rs 2.47 crore in FY 2016-17, Rs 1.67 cr in FY 2015-16, Rs 1.78 crore in FY 2014-15 and Rs 79.60 lakh in FY 2013-14.
Capt. Abhimayu was the fourth richest elected MLA to the State Assembly in 2014.
Among others from BJP who filed their nomination papers on Thursday included Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala, Cabinet Ministers Kavita Jain, Krishan Kumar Bedi,
INLD senior leader Abhay Chautala files nomination
Former Chief Minister Om Parkash Chautala’s son and senior Indian National Lok Dal leader Abhay Chautala has declared total assets worth Rs 62.53 crore in his affidavit filed from Ellenabad assembly segment in Sirsa district.
As per the fresh affidavit, Abhay Chautala has become richer in the last five years. His assets have witnessed an increase from Rs 43 crore in 2014 to Rs 62.53 crore in 2019.
The INLD leader, who was the ninth richest MLA elected to the 90-member State Assembly in 2014, has declared movable assets of Rs 26.80 crore (Rs 26,80,39,157) and immovable assets of Rs 35.57 crore (Rs 357300000) in his affidavit filed before the returning officer on Thursday.
The 54 years old INLD leader had filed tax returns of Rs 1.17 crore for FY 2018-19.