Chief minister’s assets shoot up by 107% in 5 yrs
MOVEABLE ASSETS UP BY ABOUT 1,032% FROM ₹8.29 LAKH IN 2014 TO ₹94 LAKH, IMMOVABLE TAKES A 38% DIP FROM ₹53 LAKH IN 2014
TO ₹ 33 LAKH
KARNAL: Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s assets registered an increase of about 107 per cent from Rs 61.2 lakh in 2014 to Rs 1.27 crore.
As per the affidavit filed by the Khattar with Election Commission of India, chief minister’s annual income for 2018-19 was Rs 28.9 lakh and Rs 34.8 lakh for 2017-18.
His annual income in 2013-14 was Rs 2.73 lakh.
During his tenure as chief minister, Khattar’s moveable assets went up by about 1,032 per cent to reach Rs 94 lakh from Rs 8.29 lakh in 2014. On the other hand, his immovable assets declined by about 38 per cent from Rs 53 lakh in 2014 to Rs 33 lakh.
As per the affidavit, as chief minister, Khattar’s land holding reduced from 20 kanal in 2014 to 12 kanal as he reportedly donated a piece of land to a trust.
The value of his one-and-half acre of agriculture land was assessed at Rs 30 lakh and he also has an ancestral house measuring 1,350 square yards valued at Rs 3 lakh at Baniyani village in Rohtak district. According to the affidavit, there has been no increase in the value of the properties owned by the chief minister. In 2014, Khattar had liabilities of Rs 6.20 lakh,
including a bank loan of Rs 1.20 lakh, but he does not have any liability this time.
The chief minister’s cash in hand has also reduced to Rs 15,000 from Rs 1 lakh mentioned in the 2014 election affidavit.
The chief minister doesn’t own any vehicle, weapon or Jewellery and no court case is pending against him.