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| People, who know Nitish Kumar well, would not be surprised by his asset details. |
January 2, 2015, NewsCrunch
One of top politicians of the country Nitish Kumar has declared that his assets are worth just Rs 58 lakh.
He has cash, deposits in banks, movable and immovable properties, but together they amount to less than Rs 60 lakh – the size of a middle class flat in any big Indian city today.
Nitish has had made it mandatory for himself and his ministers to declare their assets annually since 2010.
Nitish also disclosed that his son Nishant, an engineer who studied at BIT Mesra, is worth a little over Rs 2 crore. Nishant keeps a low profile and has never dabbled with politics.
One of top politicians of the country Nitish Kumar has declared that his assets are worth just Rs 58 lakh.
He has cash, deposits in banks, movable and immovable properties, but together they amount to less than Rs 60 lakh – the size of a middle class flat in any big Indian city today.
Nitish has had made it mandatory for himself and his ministers to declare their assets annually since 2010.
Nitish also disclosed that his son Nishant, an engineer who studied at BIT Mesra, is worth a little over Rs 2 crore. Nishant keeps a low profile and has never dabbled with politics.
People, who know Nitish Kumar well, would not be surprised by his asset details.
He married Manju Sinha, a teacher, in 1973 but could never support her as he was a struggling politician and had no source of income. She continued to work as a school teacher to fend for herself and her son.
The couple’s relationship had come under strain.
She was so bitter with Nitish over his inability to provide for the family, she refused to move into the CM’s bungalow till she died of illness in 2007, notes journalist Sankarshan Thakur in his books The Brothers Bihari.
In early ‘80s Nitish had thought of quitting politics and becoming a PWD contractor to make a living.
He had lost a string of elections till he became an MLA in1985.
His rise was meteoric after that, and in little over a decade, he had become a union Minister in Vajpayee government.
He married Manju Sinha, a teacher, in 1973 but could never support her as he was a struggling politician and had no source of income. She continued to work as a school teacher to fend for herself and her son.
The couple’s relationship had come under strain.
She was so bitter with Nitish over his inability to provide for the family, she refused to move into the CM’s bungalow till she died of illness in 2007, notes journalist Sankarshan Thakur in his books The Brothers Bihari.
In early ‘80s Nitish had thought of quitting politics and becoming a PWD contractor to make a living.
He had lost a string of elections till he became an MLA in1985.
His rise was meteoric after that, and in little over a decade, he had become a union Minister in Vajpayee government.
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| A rare photo of Nitish's wife Manju Sinha |