33% Rajya Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases: Report

The value of assets of 225 MPs is more than Rs 19,602 crore.

New Delhi:

According to electoral rights body ADR, 33 per cent of the 225 Rajya Sabha members analyzed have declared criminal cases against themselves, while the total assets of these sitting MPs stood at Rs 19,602 crore.

Also, 31 of them i.e. 14 percent are billionaires.

In an analysis conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch (NEW), two Rajya Sabha members have declared cases related to murder under section 302 of the IPC, while four MPs have been booked for attempt to murder under section 307 of the IPC. Matters related to have been announced.

“Out of the 225 sitting Rajya Sabha MPs analysed, 75 (33 per cent) sitting Rajya Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves and 40 (18 per cent) sitting Rajya Sabha MPs have declared serious criminal cases,” the report said. Are.”

The analysis also examined the distribution of these criminal cases among different political parties. The BJP is ahead with 23 per cent of its 90 Rajya Sabha members who have declared criminal cases against themselves.

Congress is also facing similar allegations and 50 per cent of its 28 MPs are facing similar allegations.

ADR’s analysis said five out of 13 Rajya Sabha members from TMC (38 per cent), four out of six from RJD (67 per cent), four out of five from CPI(M) (80 per cent), three from AAP Three out of 10 MPs (30 per cent) of the YSRCP, four out of 11 Rajya Sabha members (36 per cent) of the YSRCP and two out of 10 (20 per cent) MPs of the DMK have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

Furthermore, when serious criminal cases are considered, this trend continues, with significant percentages of MPs from different parties facing such charges.

“10 out of 90 Rajya Sabha MPs from BJP (11%), 9 out of 28 Rajya Sabha MPs from Congress (32%), 3 out of 13 Rajya Sabha MPs from TMC, 2 (33%) and 6 Rajya Sabha MPs from RJD. 2 (40 per cent), 1 (10 per cent) of 5 Rajya Sabha MPs of CPI(M), 1 (10 per cent) of 10 Rajya Sabha MPs of AAP, 3 (27 per cent) of YSRCP, the report said. 1 in 11 Rajya Sabha MPs and 1 in 10 Rajya Sabha MPs (10 per cent) of DMK have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

The report said 11 out of 18 Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra (61 percent), 8 out of 16 MPs from Bihar (50 percent), 9 out of 31 MPs from Uttar Pradesh (29 percent), 6 out of 33 MPs from Uttar Pradesh (33 Percentage) ) 6 out of 18 Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu (67 percent), 6 out of 9 MPs from Kerala (67 percent) and 7 out of 16 MPs from West Bengal (44 percent) declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits. Are.

The analysis covers 225 of the 233 Rajya Sabha members, including one vacant seat from Maharashtra and four undecided seats from Jammu and Kashmir. The affidavits of three MPs were not analyzed as they were not available.

Apart from criminal background, the analysis also explored the assets of Rajya Sabha members. It was found that the average assets per MP is Rs 87.12 crore.

Analyzing the data further, the report revealed significant disparities in the wealth of different political parties.

Among major parties, BJP has 9 (10 per cent) out of 90 Rajya Sabha members, Congress has 4 (14 per cent) out of 28 Rajya Sabha members, YSRCP has 5 (45 per cent) out of 11 Rajya Sabha members, AAP has 2 (20 per cent) 3 out of 10 Rajya Sabha members (75 per cent), 3 out of 4 Rajya Sabha members from TRS (75 per cent) and 2 out of 6 MPs from RJD (33 per cent) have declared assets worth more than Rs 100 crore.

Among the major parties, the average wealth per MP of the MPs analyzed is as follows: The average wealth of Rajya Sabha members of BJP is Rs 37.34 crore, The average wealth of Congress MPs is Rs 40.70 crore, The average wealth of TMC MPs is Rs 10.25 crore, YSRCP The average wealth of MPs is Rs 10.25 crore. The average assets of MPs are Rs 357.68 crore, the average assets of TRS Rajya Sabha members are Rs 1,383.74 crore, the average assets of DMK Rajya Sabha members are Rs 6.37 crore and the average assets of AAP Rajya Sabha members are Rs 114.81 crore.

Furthermore, the total assets of the sitting Rajya Sabha members analyzed are staggering. According to the analysis, 19,602 crores.

Broken down by party, the net worth of the MPs analyzed is as follows: BJP MPs have a net worth of Rs 3,360 crore, Congress MPs have a net worth of Rs 1,139 crore, YSRCP MPs have a net worth of Rs 3,934 crore, BRS MPs have a net worth of Rs 3,934 crore, The total assets are worth Rs 5,534 crore and AAP MPs have total assets worth Rs 1,148 crore.

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