Chandrababu Naidu richest CM, Mamata Banerjee poorest: ADR
New Delhi, Dec 30: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is the richest chief minister in India with assets worth over Rs 931 crore, while West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee is the poorest with just Rs 15 lakh, according to an Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report released on Monday.
The report said the average asset per chief minister from state assemblies and union territories is Rs 52.59 crore.
While India's per capita net national income or NNI was approximately Rs 1,85,854 for 2023-2024, the average self-income of a chief minister is Rs 13,64,310, around 7.3 times the average per capita income of India.
The total assets of 31 chief ministers are worth Rs 1,630 crores.
Arunachal Pradesh's Pema Khandu is the second richest chief minister with total assets worth over Rs 332 crores, Karnataka's Siddaramaiah is the third on the list with assets worth more than Rs 51 crore.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, with assets worth Rs 55 lakh, is the second poorest in the list and Pinarayi Vijayan is third with Rs 118 crore.
Khandu also has the highest liabilities to the tune of Rs 180 crore. Siddaramaiah has liabilities worth Rs 23 crore and Naidu more than Rs 10 crore, the report said.
It also said 13 (42 percent) chief ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 10 (32 percent) have declared serious criminal cases including those related to attempt to murder, kidnapping, bribery, and criminal intimidation.
Out of the 31 chief ministers, only two are women - West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee and Delhi's Atishi.
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New Delhi: As the Delhi Assembly elections approach, the BJP and AAP have intensified their campaigns with a war of words and posters, targeting each other on contentious issues.
The BJP released a poster featuring AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, alleging that multiple fraudulent voter entries, aged between 40 and 80, were registered at a single address without the knowledge of the homeowner. The BJP accused Kejriwal of attempting to rig votes, describing it as "a new game to manipulate elections."
AAP countered with a video poster portraying Kejriwal as the "GOAT" (Greatest of All Time).
Kejriwal, in a post on X, accused the BJP of hypocrisy, highlighting contradictions in its stance on honorariums for religious leaders while allegedly backing temple demolitions.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi supported these claims, alleging that the BJP-led central government empowered the Lieutenant Governor to approve temple demolitions without consulting the Delhi government. She cited instances from West Patel Nagar, Dilshad Garden, Sultanpuri, and a Buddhist temple in Sundar Nagari, attributing the decisions to the Religious Committee now reporting directly to the Lt Governor.
"The BJP's dual approach is evident. They claim to protect Hinduism but act against temples," Atishi stated during a press conference.
In response, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi criticised the AAP government for its alleged failure to address critical issues like clean water, women’s safety, slum rehabilitation, pollution, and cleaning the Yamuna River. Trivedi claimed that the BJP, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had enhanced political credibility, while AAP had damaged it.
BJP leader MP Praveen Khandelwal dismissed AAP's recent announcements, including honorariums for priests and granthis, as mere electoral stunts. He alleged that Delhi's treasury was empty, accusing Kejriwal of making unfeasible promises for political gain.
