Moodbidri: Congress candidate Mithun Rai declares assets; Details here
Moodbidri: Congress candidate Mithun M Rai, who is running for the Moodbidri constituency in Karnataka, has declared his assets in an affidavit. Rai has stated that he owns heirloom assets worth Rs. 1,44,11,701 and personal property worth Rs. 77,81,030.
The current market value of his own property is Rs. 1,18,69,000, but Rai has also informed that he has a loan of Rs. 1,16,14,098. His wife, Sharanya D Shetty, owns an heirloom property worth Rs. 63,27,995.
In addition, he also has 320 gms gold worth Rs 17.74 lakh, 800 grams silver worth Rs. 64,600. At the same time, Sharanya Shetty, on the other hand, owns 560 grams of gold worth Rs 31,04,500.00, 3025 grams silver worth Rs. 2.45 lakh, and diamond Jewelry worth Rs 28 Lakhs. According to his declaration he possesses assets with the total value of Rs. 61,46,500.
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However, in his declaration, Rai has also revealed that he has pending criminal cases against him. In August 2018, he was accused of assault near the Mangalore Town Hall during the Quit India Day celebrations. Another case involves him displaying a black flag to the Karnataka Chief Minister near a hotel in the city in August 2022, which is still pending trial.
Apart from these assets and cases, Rai also owns a Hyundai Elite i20 Era worth 4,98,609 and a Toyota Innova Crysta worth Rs. 9,82,311.
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LS passes bill to open up nuclear sector for private participation
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the nuclear energy bill with Union minister Jitendra Singh asserting that it would help India achieve its target of 100 GW atomic energy generation by 2047.
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation, was passed by voice vote amid a walkout by the opposition.
Singh termed the bill a "milestone legislation" that will give a new direction to the country's developmental journey.
"India's role in geopolitics is increasing. If we have to be a global player, we have to follow global benchmarks and global strategies. The world is moving towards clean energy. We too have set a target of 100 GW of nuclear energy capacity by 2047," he said.
The opposition contended that the bill diluted provisions of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 that passed on the liability for a nuclear incident on to the suppliers of nuclear equipment.
