4 with pending criminal cases, 5 crorepati in Delhi Cabinet

New Delhi, Feb 17: Four out of the seven ministers sworn in to the Delhi Cabinet on Sunday have pending criminal cases against them.

3 ministers have declared serious criminal cases against themselves. Out of the 7 ministers analysed, 5 (71%) are crorepatis, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms.

The average assets of 7 ministers analysed is Rs 8.96 crores. The minister with the highest declared total assets is Kailash Gahlot from Najafgarh constituency with assets worth Rs. 46.07 crores.

The minister with the lowest declared total assets is Gopal Rai from Babarpur constituency with assets worth Rs. 90.01 lakhs.

A total of four ministers have declared liabilities out of which the minister with the highest liabilities is Kailash Gahlot of Najafgarh constituency with Rs. 6.63 crores of liabilities.

A total of 4(57%) ministers have declared their age to be between 31-50 years while 3(43%) ministers have declared their age to be between 51- 60 years.

There are no women among ministers in the Delhi Assembly, 2020.