Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shobha Karandlaje 'owns no farm land and car'
Bengaluru: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje, who filed her nomination on Wednesday as BJP candidate from Bangalore North Lok Sabha segment, has declared assets valued at about Rs 13.88 crore.
She has also declared liabilities worth Rs 4.06 crore.
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare owns no agricultural land, and has only a two wheeler, according to her affidavit.
Karandlaje has declared movable assets worth about Rs 9.23 crore, and immovable assets (self-acquired) which have a current market value of about Rs 4.65 crore.
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The 57-year-old, who has Master of Social Work (MSW) and Master of Arts (MA) in Social Service degrees, owns 1,000 grams of gold biscuit whose current market value is Rs 68.40 lakh, and has gold ornaments and silver worth Rs 40 lakh.
Karandlaje has five pending criminal cases against her.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಉತ್ತರ ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಜೆಡಿಎಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷಗಳ ಎನ್.ಡಿ.ಎ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಯಾಗಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಕಚೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಮಪತ್ರ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದೆನು.
— Shobha Karandlaje (Modi Ka Parivar) (@ShobhaBJP) April 3, 2024
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
