Dear all
I enclose a news published in the Pioneer for your perusal
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SudhirMishra/Balangir
SUNDAY, 06 MAY 2012
22:40
PNS | BHUBANESWAR
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According to a report released by the National Election Watch
(NEW), Odisha chapter here on the criminal and financial backgrounds of the
MLAs and party candidates by analysing their affidavits, of the total 147 MLAs
of Odisha, 48 have pending criminal cases against them with eight being
allegedly involved in serious criminal cases. Besides, 33 MLAs are crorepatis.
27 MLAs from the ruling BJD have criminal cases pending
against them, followed by 11 MLAs of the Congress, four of the BJP and five
belonging to other parties.
The report reveals that out of the 48 MLAs with pending
criminal cases, 31 have serious pending criminal cases against them. While 18
BJD MLAs are allegedly involved in serious criminal cases, seven from the
Congress, three from the BJP and two belonging to other parties are in the same
category.
The report also
says that as many as 33 MLAs, that is, 22 per cent, are crorepati while the
average asset for an MLA is Rs1.71 crore. Among the major parties, the average
asset per MLA for the Congress is Rs51.81 lakh, for BJP is Rs1.40 crore and for
BJD is Rs1.05 crore.
But interestingly, as many as 57 legislators have not
declared their PAN details.
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