Lok Sabha is dominated by crorepatisMost of these crorepati MPs belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mainly because the party has the highest number of MPs in the house.
15 Apr, 2019, 11.37 AM IST
83 % Lok Sabha MPs are 'crorepatis', 33 % have criminal cases: ADR report"Out of the 521 Sitting MPs analysed, 430 (83 pc) are crorepatis. While 227 of them are from BJP, 37 are from Congress, 29 from AIADMK, amo...
28 Mar, 2019, 06.38 PM IST
More than one-third sitting MLAs in Karnataka have criminal casesInterestingly, the Centre had informed the Supreme Court earlier this year that of the 1,765 MPs and MLAs across the country, 36 per cent w...
07 Apr, 2018, 05.24 PM IST
90% Rajya Sabha MPs are crorepatis: ADR reportAmong major parties, the average asset size per parliamentarian of 64 BJP MPs is Rs 27.80 crore, while it is Rs 40.98 crore for 50 belongin...
24 Mar, 2018, 11.48 PM IST
Pension, other benefits to former MPs justified: Centre"MPs have to go for elections every five years. They have to go to their constituencies and travel. So giving pension to them is justified,...
07 Mar, 2018, 08.14 PM IST
Only Parliament has right to decide on pension of ex-MPs: GovtParliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told the Lok Sabha that the issue of perks and pensions to MPs are given as per provision of th...
24 Mar, 2017, 04.01 PM IST
Parliament alone can decide on lawmakers' pension: FM Arun JaitleyIt is an unquestionably clear constitutional position that public money can be spent only after authorization of Parliament: Arun Jaitley
24 Mar, 2017, 11.31 AM IST
Only Parliament can decide how to spend public money: FM Arun JaitleyThe opposition expressed concern that the image of lawmakers was being sullied after the Supreme Court sought responses on scrapping of MP'...
23 Mar, 2017, 07.10 PM IST
Perks, allowances given to former MPs and MLAs seem unreasonable: Supreme CourtThe court direction came on a petition filed by NGO Lok Prahari, seeking to do away with unnecessary allowances and perks to former lawmake...
23 Mar, 2017, 12.29 PM IST
96% new Rajya Sabha members crorepatis; Praful Patel, Kapil Sibal on topAs many as 96 per cent or 55 are crorepatis and 13 have criminal cases against them according to an analysis by the Association for Democra...
30 Jun, 2016, 12.00 PM IST
55 crorepati newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs, 13 with criminal cases: ADRBesides, 19 MPs have declared liabilities of Rs 1 crore and above. BSP's Satish Chandra Misra total assets stood at Rs 1,93 crore, while hi...
29 Jun, 2016, 06.30 PM IST
67 pct of Rajya Sabha members crorepatis, 17 pct face criminal chargesAssociation for Democratic Reforms said 38 members have declared criminal cases against them, out which 15 (7 per cent) face serious crimin...
07 Dec, 2013, 11.32 AM IST
- Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Vijay Mallya top earners in Rajya Sabha
With 58% of their tribe in the crorepati club, Rajya Sabha MPs have several "interests" that include remunerative directorship, paid consul...
18 Nov, 2011, 08.00 AM IST
- The poor rich Indian MPs
The Association for Democratic Reforms, an NGO that works towards strengthening democracy and governance, says there are 315 crorepatis - p...
21 Aug, 2010, 02.20 AM IST
- About 100 crorepatis in Rajya Sabha; Rahul Bajaj richest
Rahul Bajaj has declared his movable and immovable assets worth over Rs 300 crore followed by M A M Ramaswamy. Check out crorepati Rajya Sa...
11 Apr, 2010, 12.40 PM IST
- Crorepati MPs double in LS, average assets tripled: ADR
The number increased from 156 in 2004 to 315 in 2009.
22 Nov, 2009, 06.01 PM IST
- 300 crorepati MPs as House gets richer
As per assets declared before EC wealthiest MP in new House is Nageswara Rao of TDP, elected from AP having assets worth Rs 173 cr. Cong ce...
18 May, 2009, 07.29 AM IST