Crorepati Elections - Jammu And Kashmir

Every third candidate in the fray for Lok Sabha Polls in the six seats of Jammu and Kashmir, where polling ended on May 7, 2014, is a 'CROREPATI' with the richest of them having declared property worth nearly 100 crore INR.

Of the 78 candidates who have entered the electoral arena in J&K, 27 are crorepatis, according to the affidavits submitted along with the nomination papers filed for the general election.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, Tariq Hamid Karra, is by far the richest of the lot with assets valued at nearly 100 crore INR.

Party-wise, the BJP has the highest number of crorepati candidates - four, followed by National Conference with three, and PDP and Congress have two each. Apart from these big parties, there are independent candidates also who have declared assets in crores.

Surprisingly the per capita income of Jammu and Kashmir is 4220.83 INR per month. If one compares the per capita income and the income of these crorepatis, then it won't take a genius to figure out that these candidates have blood money in their bank accounts and not just the black money.

The questions that the people of Jammu and Kashmir should ask themselves are. Should these candidates, who haven't seen the plight of common man, be allowed to represent them? Have they ever worked for the welfare of the public or have they worked for their own personal interests only? After getting elected, will they not use their political stature and power to curb more money by exploiting the common man?

It's the selfish and corrupt politicians like these, who force the common man to believe, "GORO SE TO AZAD HO GAYA BHARAT LEKIN KALI CHAMDI WALE NETA AAJ BHI DHEMAK KI TARAH DESH KO KHOKLA KAR RAHE HAIN".