Telangana polls: KCR declares movable assets worth over Rs 17 crore
Hyderabad (PTI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday declared movable assets worth over Rs 17.83 crore and immovable assets whose total of current value is about Rs 8.50 crore.
According to the election affidavit submitted while filing his nomination for the November 30 Legislative Assembly polls, he does not own a car.
The gross total value of movable assets in the name of his wife Shobha was over Rs seven crore.
The gross total value of the movable assets of his HUF (Hindu Undivided Family) was over Rs nine crore.
The total of current market value of immovable assets in Rao's name was about Rs 8.50 crore, it is about Rs 15 crore in the name of HUF.
The grand total of liabilities of Rao was over Rs 17 crore while that of the HUF was over Rs 7.23 crore.
Rao's total income as per IT returns was over Rs 1.60 crore as on March 31, 2023, while it was Rs 1.74 crore as on March 31, 2019.
The income of Rao's wife was over Rs 8.68 lakhs as on March 31, 2023 and receipt/ transfer of Rs 7.88 crore from K Chandrasekhar Rao-HUF.
The total income was over Rs 34 lakh in the name of HUF as on March 31,2023 and net agriculture income was over Rs 1.44 crore.
The agriculture lands are in the name of HUF.
The affidavit showed Rao as an agriculturist and his educational qualification is BA.
The HUF owns several vehicles, including tractors.
There are nine cases pending against him, all booked during the Telangana statehood agitation.
He also stated that he has not been convicted for any criminal offence.
Meanwhile, Rao's son and BRS Working President K T Rama Rao has disclosed total movable assets worth Rs 6.92 crore in the affidavit submitted by him while filing his nomination.
The worth of movable assets has gone up from the Rs 3.63 crore declared in 2018.
According to the affidavit, Rama Rao's wife Shailima has movable assets worth Rs 26.4 crore and their daughter K Alekhya has movable assets worth Rs 1.43 crore.
Similarly, Rama Rao's immovable assets of Rs 10.4 crore (market value) increased when compared to immovable assets of Rs 1.30 crore in 2018.
His wife has immovable assets of Rs 7.42 crore and their daughter has immovable assets worth Rs 46.7 lakh.
Rama Rao also has liabilities of Rs 67.2 lakh while his wife has liabilities of Rs 11.2 crore.
As per the affidavit, Rama Rao declared that he owns one car and 100 grams of gold ornaments while his wife has 4.7 kg gold ornaments and diamonds.
Rama Rao's total annual income shown in IT return as per the financial year of 2022-23 was Rs 11.6 lakh, compared to Rs 1.14 crore income as on March 31, 2019.
Rama Rao is facing seven criminal cases which were filed during the separate Telangana Statehood agitation.
He said he was convicted in a 2012 case under the Railways Act. However, no punishment was imposed as the trial court extended the benefit under the provisions of Probation of Offenders Act and all the accused were released after due admonition.
Rama Rao called himself a 'politician' and an 'agriculturist', while his wife's profession has been listed as 'business' and an 'agriculturist'.
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'PM is scared of questions': Cong slams govt after IYC chief's arrest
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib was arrested in connection with the shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit, saying the PM is "scared" of dissent and questions being asked of him.
Chib was arrested by Delhi Police in connection with the shirtless protest staged by a group of youth wing members at the AI Impact Summit here last week, officials said on Tuesday.
Police have also stepped up security across key locations in the capital in anticipation of possible protests following Chib's arrest, which took the total number of people held in the case to eight.
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Asked about Chib's arrest, Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera told PTI Videos, "It is the duty of the opposition to protest in a democracy but a dictator will never understand this."
"If you hear the speech of that dictator in Meerut recently you will get to know that the word democracy does not exist in his dictionary," Khera said, in a swipe at the prime minister.
Chib as well as other colleagues are being arrested from various parts of the country, Khera, who is in Bhopal for the party's Kisan Maha Chaupal against the India-US interim trade deal, said,
"This shows that Narendra Modi is scared of dissent and questions being asked of him. Narendra Modi is emerging as the most cowardly Prime Minister in the world. He is being blackmailed, he is a coward, he is scared," Khera alleged.
"It has been the Congress' history that no matter how much oppression we face, we will continue to raise issues of the people and will keep fighting with 'Ahimsa'," he said.
Police had earlier arrested seven Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers, including three from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, for the protest at the Bharat Mandapam last Friday. They have been identified as Jitendra Yadav, Raj Gujjar and Ajay Kumar.
In addition, IYC's Uttar Pradesh general secretary Ritik alias Monty Shukla has been detained from Lalitpur in the state.
Senior officers said additional force has been deployed at the sensitive points, particularly in New Delhi, a hotspot for political demonstrations.
Security has been tightened around the Tilak Marg police station, where Chib is presently held, while barricades have been put up at the strategic points, with anti-riot teams on standby.
Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) and additional companies of paramilitary forces have also been placed on alert to respond to any law and order situation, officials said.
Senior officers have directed the field staff to ensure that traffic movement remains smooth.
On Friday, a group of IYC workers staged a dramatic protest inside Hall No. 5 of the summit venue by removing their shirts to reveal T-shirts printed with slogans against the government and the India-US interim trade deal, before being whisked away by security personnel.
Police said the accused had registered online and obtained QR codes to gain entry into the venue.
The incident triggered a political slugfest, with the BJP calling it a "shameful act to tarnish India's image on the global stage", and the IYC defending it as a "peaceful" demonstration aimed at safeguarding national interests.
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