DC Edit | Voters have a right to know leaders' assets; probe spikes
Recent ruling allows candidates to omit minor movable assets in filings, focusing on significant holdings to assess wealth accumulation
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Recent ruling allows candidates to omit minor movable assets in filings, focusing on significant holdings to assess wealth accumulation
Nakul Nath, who is contesting from Chhindwara, has declared the highest Rs 716 crore worth of assets in his election affidavit, according to poll rights body - the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
Yaduveer Krishnaraja Datta Wadiyar, head of the former Mysore royal family and BJP candidate for the Mysore Lok Sabha seat, challenges the stereotypical image of royal wealth with his modest asset declaration of 9 crore rupees, as per his election affidavit
PETALING JAYA: A new format for asset declarations by ministers and high-ranking civil servants is not enough and there should be an independent body or a specific law to govern this, say some anti-graft experts.
PETALING JAYA: The two sons of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad have called for "patience and understanding" from all parties after they confirmed they had yet to submit their asset declarations to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).