[Reader-list] Rahul turns crorepati

[Pawan Durani]

*Rahul turns crorepati in 5 years*

*SULTANPUR, Apr 4:** *Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has become
four times richer since last Lok sabha polls in 2004 and is now a crorepati,
owning properties and other valuables worth over Rs 2.33 crore.

However, he does not own a vehicle.

Mr Gandhi has become richer by over Rs 1.70 crore in the last five years
which is four times more his total assets he had shown during his nomination
for last Lok Sabha elections. His assets in 2004 were around Rs 62.35 lakh,
including over Rs 25 lakh deposits in banks in foreign countries.

The Congress leader, who filed his nominations from Amethi Lok Sabha seat
today, has disclosed in his affidavit that he has also taken a loan of Rs 70
lakh from HDFC bank, of which Rs 23.25 lakh was still to be repaid.

During 2004 Lok Sabha elections, in which Mr Gandhi made his maiden entry in
politics, he had about Rs 11 lakh in Indian banks, nearly 30,000 pounds and
19,000 dollar in banks abroad, besides investments of over Rs 7 lakh.

In 2004, Mr Gandhi had 27,700 pounds at Westminster Bank in England, besides
three other foreign accounts having 18,600 dollar, 600 dollar and 2,700
pounds, amounting to around over Rs 25 lakh in Indian currency at that time.


He had also invested about Rs 3.9 lakh in shares besides having jewellery
estimated at Rs 1.25 lakh and LIC and other saving certificates worth Rs
3.80 lakh during last elections.

As his education status, Mr Gandhi mentioned that he had passed senior
secondary in 1989, Bachelor of Arts from Rollins College, Florida (USA) in
1994 and M Phil in development and economics from Trinity College in
Cambridge in 1995.

The Congress leader had purchased two shops at Metropolitan Mall, Saket in
New Delhi with one valued at Rs 1.08 crore and another at Rs 55.80 lakh.

He has also paid Income Tax (2008-09) to the tune of Rs 11,20,880 and
Service Tax (2008-09) of Rs 5,32,596.

The leader has Rs 10.92 lakh in three banks of New Delhi while Rs 70,000
cash in hand. The breakup of the bank deposits was Rs 7,744.56 in SBI, Rs
7,42,966.38 in Citibank and Rs 3,41,892 in HDFC bank.

Although Mr Gandhi does not possess any shares or debentures, but he has LIC
policies and NCS worth Rs 10.29 lakh and have jewellery of 333.300 gm worth
Rs 1.5 lakh. He also gets Rs 7.29 lakh as interests from banks and other
sources.

As immobile property, Mr Gandhi owns a farm house in Mehrauli worth Rs 9.86
lakh and over six acre of agricultural land at village Mauza Hassanpur,
Tehsil Hodal, Faridabad, Haryana worth over Rs 28.22 lakh.(UNI)