Political entrepreneurs: Amassing enormous wealth-III
Political entrepreneurs and their supporters, the bureaucrats, get involved in various kinds of scams and nefarious activities. A recent press report has mentioned the names of some of the wealthiest politicians.
ACCORDING TO a recent press report, the following table mentions the assets of some of the wealthiest politicians:| Name | | Party | Assets ( Rs Crore) |
| L Rajagopal | Vijaywada | Congress | 299 |
| Karan Singh Tanwar | South Delhi | Bahujan Samajwadi Party | 150 |
| Abu Azmi | Mumbai (NW) | Samajwadi Party | 124 |
| Chiranjeevi | Tirupati | Praja Rajyam | 88 |
| YSJ Reddy | Cuddapah | Congress | 77 |
| Praful Patel | Gondia/ Bhandara | National Communist Party | 74 |
| Capt Gopinath | Bangalore (S) | Independent | 73 |
| Chandrababu Naidu | Kuppam | Telegu Desam Party | 69 |
| MK Subba | Tezpur | Congress | 60 |
| Prakash Jha | W Champaran | Lok Janshakti Party | 55 |
| Supriya Sule | Baramati | NCP | 53 |
Apart from above, some of the other super-rich political entrepreneurs and their supporters are:
- Mayawati: Rs 175 crore
- Mulayam S Yadav
- Lalu P Yadav: Rs 990 crore
- Prakash S Badal: Rs 78 crore
- Amrinder Singh: Rs 1500 crore
- A Raja: Rs 20,000 crore
- Mayawati is accused of corruption in the Rs 175 Taj Corridor scam. The CBI has registered a disproportionate assets case against her. The agency has told the Supreme Court that the charge sheet is ready against Mayawati in the case;
- The CBI has charged Mulayam Singh Yadav with amassing assets beyond his known sources of income. The CBI has conducted an enquiry against him on the directions of the Supreme Court. The CBI has filed a status report where a decision is pending on the CBI proceeding with its enquiry;
- Lalu Prasad Yadav was accused of corruption in the 990- crore charges of illegally withdrawing funds from the treasury against the account of the state’s animal husbandry department. The CBI probed the case and the trial in underway;
- Prakash Singh Badal was accused of amassing Rs 76 crore in disproportionate assets. The state vigilance bureau had filed the case against him during the previous government led by Amrinder Singh. The trial is on after an allegation of amassing Rs 3000 crore was leveled against him;
- Amrinder Singh is accused of accepting bribes for allotting a city centre project to a private company in Ludhiana during his tenure. The scam was to the tune of Rs 1500 crore. The state vigilance bureau has registered a case and filed a charge sheet. The trial is underway; and
- The CBI has registered a corruption case on the recommendation of the Central Vigilance Commission in the allotment of 2-G spectrum, licences by the telecom ministry headed by A Raja. It has alleged that Rs 20,000 crore worth of losses were caused to the government exchequer by this allotment.
