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Lok Sabha MPs 147 Times Richer Than Rural Households, Says Report

March 30, 2019

Lok Sabha MPs 147 Times Richer Than Rural Households, Says Report
This Thursday, NGOs Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election released a report that analyzed the affidavits of 521 MPs that were submitted to the Parliament before the 2014 elections. It found that the average asset of a Lok Sabha MP is worth ₹14.7 crores in contrast to an average rural household which is mere ₹10 lakhs and the average urban household is around ₹23 lakhs.

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