MP: Union Minister Puri Files RS Nomination From MP, Declares Assets Worth Rs 26 Crore
Mr. Puri has declared movable assets worth Rs 6.54 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 20 crore: Reports
BHOPAL: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday filed nomination for the November 12 Rajya Sabha by-election from Madhya Pradesh, as a BJP candidate.
Mr. Puri is seeking renomination to the Upper House since his current term in the RS ends on November 25.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav, a host of his ministerial colleagues and state BJP president Hemant Khandelwal were present during the filing of papers by him here.
Mr. Puri has declared movable assets worth Rs 6.54 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 20 crore in his poll affidavit.
His wife’s properties, as per his declaration, included movable assets worth Rs 10.66 crore, besides $ 290.658, while her immovable assets are valued at Rs nine crore, besides three million Swiss francs.
Mr. Yadav said that Mr. Puri’s nomination to the RS from Madhya Pradesh will help the state immensely considering his administrative experience.
He recalled Mr. Puri’s contributions to the state in the form of Bina refinery, Smart City Projects, and Metro Rail.
In another development, police took several Congress leaders into custody here following the party’s decision to oppose the nomination of Mr. Puri from Madhya Pradesh due to his reported links to late child sex offender Jeffery Epstein.