SRINAGAR: An independent legislator has sought Jammu & Kashmir assembly speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone's permission for tabling a resolution seeking pardon for Parliament-attack convict Afzal Guru.
Abdul Rashid Sheikh told TOI that he sent a copy of the resolution to the speaker's secretary late last month. "Criminals need reformation and correction and I want the state assembly to pass the resolution for Guru with this spirit,'' he said. "It is merely a human problem and should be dealt with humanely."
"Let the house resolve that Afzal Gooru (sic) be granted amnesty on humanitarian grounds against the death sentence granted to him by the Supreme Court of India,'' said Sheikh in his resolution. Sheikh said he was hopeful that the speaker would allow the resolution to be tabled and offer relief to Guru.
A 10-day assembly session would begin later in September.
CM Omar Abdullah had stirred a hornet's nest with his tweet that a J&K assembly resolution seeking clemency for Guru on the lines of Tamil Nadu legislature's mercy plea for Rajiv Gandhi's assassins would have created an uproar. Omar's comment on twitter came a day after the TN assembly passed a resolution urging President to reconsider the mercy plea of Rajiv's killers facing death sentence.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Cabinet declares assets, Kamal Nath richest....
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his cabinet ministers on Saturday declared their assets which were posted online, officials said.
The list of assets and liabilities of the prime minister and his council of ministers were put on the prime minister's website -http://pmindia.nic.in/rti.htm.
The list included details of the Prime Minister, 32 cabinet ministers, seven ministers of state with independent charge and 37 ministers of state.
Urban development minister Kamal Nath is the richest cabinet minister with assets worth Rs 263 crore.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assets amount to Rs 5 crore. He has property worth Rs 1.8 crore, a Rs 90 lakh house in Chandigarh and a Rs 88 lakh apartment in Vasant Kunj in Delhi. His bank deposits amount to Rs 3.2 crore.
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has assets worth Rs 1.8 crore. He owns property worth Rs 62 lakh and has assets and savings totalling Rs 1.2 crore.
Home minister P Chidambaram has personal assets totalling Rs 11 crore. His wife has assets worth Rs 12.8 crore.
Among the poorest is defence minister AK Antony, with personal assets worth Rs 1.8 lakh and his wife has assets worth Rs 30 lakh.
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has assets worth over Rs 12 crore that include deposits and shares in various companies.
Petroleum minister Murli Deora and his wife have combined assets worth Rs 15.2 crore. His wife runs two companies and a proprietorship firm.
Former textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran has assets worth Rs 2.94 crore. He and his wife have shares in Reliance Industries Limited.
External affairs minister SM Krishna has immovable assets worth Rs 2.34 lakh, movable assets worth Rs 4.81 lakh, investments worth Rs 3 lakh, and savings worth Rs 12 lakh. His wife's assets are estimated at Rs 21 lakh.
The list of assets and liabilities of the prime minister and his council of ministers were put on the prime minister's website -http://pmindia.nic.in/rti.htm.
The list included details of the Prime Minister, 32 cabinet ministers, seven ministers of state with independent charge and 37 ministers of state.
Urban development minister Kamal Nath is the richest cabinet minister with assets worth Rs 263 crore.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assets amount to Rs 5 crore. He has property worth Rs 1.8 crore, a Rs 90 lakh house in Chandigarh and a Rs 88 lakh apartment in Vasant Kunj in Delhi. His bank deposits amount to Rs 3.2 crore.
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has assets worth Rs 1.8 crore. He owns property worth Rs 62 lakh and has assets and savings totalling Rs 1.2 crore.
Home minister P Chidambaram has personal assets totalling Rs 11 crore. His wife has assets worth Rs 12.8 crore.
Among the poorest is defence minister AK Antony, with personal assets worth Rs 1.8 lakh and his wife has assets worth Rs 30 lakh.
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has assets worth over Rs 12 crore that include deposits and shares in various companies.
Petroleum minister Murli Deora and his wife have combined assets worth Rs 15.2 crore. His wife runs two companies and a proprietorship firm.
Former textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran has assets worth Rs 2.94 crore. He and his wife have shares in Reliance Industries Limited.
External affairs minister SM Krishna has immovable assets worth Rs 2.34 lakh, movable assets worth Rs 4.81 lakh, investments worth Rs 3 lakh, and savings worth Rs 12 lakh. His wife's assets are estimated at Rs 21 lakh.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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