Anna Hazare declares bank balance of Rs 67,183 and Rs 1,500 as money in hand

NEW DELHI: A day before the first meeting of the joint drafting committee for Lokpal Bill, civil society members of the panel released details of their assets. The five civil society members met on Friday to discuss the issues to be flagged in the first meeting.

Later, they released details of their financial assets at a press conference. Anna Hazare, whose fast-unto-death compelled the government to agree to a joint draft, declared a bank balance of Rs 67,188.36 and Rs 1,500 as money in hand. He has three tracts of land, all of which are being used by the village. Magsaysay award winner Arvind Kejriwal has assets worth Rs 56.30 lakh, including a home at Indirapuram, Ghaziabad.

Former law minister and cochair of the panel Shanti Bhushan declared he had earned over Rs 136 crore over the past 10 years. Though he declared eight immovable properties, unlike Kejriwal, he has not mentioned the financial worth of any of the properties. Shanti Bhushan has declared bonds, fixed deposits and mutual funds worth Rs 102 crore.

Like his father, son Prashant Bhushan has also declared four immovable assets without mentioning their worth. Prashant Bhushan has declared bonds and mutual funds worth Rs 1.45 crore and miscellaneous assets of Rs 60 lakh.

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde has declared a bank balance of close to Rs 32 lakh and a home worth Rs 1.5 crore in Richmond Town in Bangalore.