Punjab Cabinet Seven of 11 ministers face criminal cases nine crorepatis
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI Seven of the 11 newly sworn-in ministers in Punjab have declared criminal cases against themselves with four of them facing serious charges poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms said on Monday The 11 ministers include Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Punjab Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms analysed the affidavits of all 11 ministers including the CM The ADR said seven ministers 64 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves Four of them 36 per cent have declared serious criminal cases against themselves Of the 11 ministers nine are crorepatis and the average of their assets is Rs 287 crore The minister with the highest declared total assets is Bram Shanker Jimpa from Hoshiarpur He has assets worth Rs 856 crore Lal Chand from Bhoa Sc constituency has the lowest declared total assets worth Rs 619 lakh Nine ministers have declared liabilities The minister with the highest liabilities is Bram Shanker He has liabilities worth Rs 108 crore The ADR said five ministers 45 per cent have declared their educational qualification to be between Class 10 and 12 while the rest are graduate or above Six ministers 55 per cent have declared their age to be between 31 and 50 years while five 45 per cent are aged 51 and 60 the ADR said Ten AAP MLAs were sworn in as Punjab ministers on Saturday They are Harpal Singh Cheema Harbhajan Singh Dr Vijay Singla Lal Chand Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal Laljit Singh Bhullar Bram Shanker Jimpa Harjot Singh Bains and Dr Baljit KaurEarlier Bhagwant Mann had taken oath at a programme in Khatkar Kalan the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh PTI UZM UZM RDK RDK
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI Seven of the 11 newly sworn-in ministers in Punjab have declared criminal cases against themselves with four of them facing serious charges poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms said on Monday The 11 ministers include Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Punjab Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms analysed the affidavits of all 11 ministers including the CM The ADR said seven ministers 64 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves Four of them 36 per cent have declared serious criminal cases against themselves Of the 11 ministers nine are crorepatis and the average of their assets is Rs 287 crore The minister with the highest declared total assets is Bram Shanker Jimpa from Hoshiarpur He has assets worth Rs 856 crore Lal Chand from Bhoa Sc constituency has the lowest declared total assets worth Rs 619 lakh Nine ministers have declared liabilities The minister with the highest liabilities is Bram Shanker He has liabilities worth Rs 108 crore The ADR said five ministers 45 per cent have declared their educational qualification to be between Class 10 and 12 while the rest are graduate or above Six ministers 55 per cent have declared their age to be between 31 and 50 years while five 45 per cent are aged 51 and 60 the ADR said Ten AAP MLAs were sworn in as Punjab ministers on Saturday They are Harpal Singh Cheema Harbhajan Singh Dr Vijay Singla Lal Chand Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal Laljit Singh Bhullar Bram Shanker Jimpa Harjot Singh Bains and Dr Baljit KaurEarlier Bhagwant Mann had taken oath at a programme in Khatkar Kalan the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh PTI UZM UZM RDK RDK
