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I am not money bag of JD(S), says BM Farooq who owns assets worth Rs 778 crore

coastaldigest.com news network
March 10, 2018

Congress MLA BA Mohiuddin Bava's brother BM Farooq, who is contesting the Rajya Sabha elections on a JD(S) ticket this month, is the richest among the candidates who have filed their nominations so far.

Mangaluru-origin Farooq has total assets worth a whopping Rs 778 crores, including those owned by his wife.

However, Farooq says that he’s not the 'money bag' of JD(S). "The 'money bag' tag has been given to me by the media. I am a dedicated worker of the party who wants to see H D Kumaraswamy emerge as the chief minister," says Farooq, who was made chief general secretary of the party after his defeat in Rajya Sabha polls two years ago.

As per the affidavit of assets and liabilities filed by Farooq along with his nomination papers filed on Friday for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, his movable assets are worth Rs 87.27 crore; his immovable assets are valued at Rs 591.3 crore. He has declared that his wife's movable assets are worth Rs 9.11 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 91.23 crore.

In 2016, when Farooq contested and lost Rajya Sabha polls for the first time, his total assets were valued at around Rs 750.2 crore.

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) and Master of Business Administration degrees. He is the CMO of Fiza Developers and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd.

Farooq possess automobiles including cars, aircrafts, yachts and ships. While he owns jewellery/bullion worth Rs 1.64 crore; his wife owns jewellery/bullion worth Rs 2.12 crore. He has declared other assets worth Rs 2.57 crore. His liabilities stand at Rs 121.46 crore.

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Sandesh
 - 
Saturday, 10 Mar 2018

Enchina maraya.. still you want more

Yogesh
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Saturday, 10 Mar 2018

I dont think so you are a true muslim follower. I believe you earned elephant part of your asset in illegal way.

Ganesh
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Saturday, 10 Mar 2018

True.. His money for him.. Not for JDS

Mohidin
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Saturday, 10 Mar 2018

Sir, you are not a Money bag of JD(S) but you are with a bag of money for them

Sadashive
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Saturday, 10 Mar 2018

Farooq bhai. Onji koti inchi korle...please please please... Aath maatha daaye eereg...

abbu
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Saturday, 10 Mar 2018

2016 - 750 crore and now 778 crore.. Only 28 crore increased from his assests in 2 years...... Not like feku's friends assets which is increasing 500% in one years..... Mr. Farooq is a well-known business man and as per above assets development it clearly shows his assets is loyal and not like feku and feku's friends..... 

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January 9,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 9: Customs officials seized 1.575 kg gold, worth about, Rs 63 lakh from three passengers who arrived from Dubai here at Mangalore International Airport on Thursday.

Official sources said that in the first incident, three days back gold weighing 336.7 grams was found in possession of an inbound air passenger. The passenger who arrived by Air India flight from Dubai had concealed the gold in his socks. The value of the seized gold is estimated to be Rs 13.43 lakh.

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 29: A day after Congress staged a nationwide 'Save Democracy' protest, Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy slammed Congress for "dividing" the political parties and "buying MLAs" and questioned their "democratic behaviour" to lure Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLAs who supported them.

Kumaraswamy, in a media statement, said, "Is it a democratic behaviour to lure MLAs of other parties through political shenanigans and later merging with them?"

"Congress is an expert in dividing political parties and purchase of MLAs," said Kumaraswamy adding, "If you are dividing the like-minded party MLAs through deceit, who would support you?"

He alleged that the term "horse trade" in politics came to be used because of Congress.

Congress had tied to divide the Janata Dal (Secular) in 2004. To this, he added, "To avoid the party being hijacked by the Congress, I had to oust the Congress-JD(S) coalition government through a political coup."

Kumaraswamy further accused, "Haven't the Congress who is making a big noise about the purchase of MLAs divided the JD(S) in the past? Is it not a fact that for the sake of one Rajya Sabha seat, the Congress government in Karnataka purchased eight JD(S) MLAs?"

Both -- Congress and BJP -- are "criminals" in purchase matter, he added.

Rajasthan Congress is in turmoil after simmering differences between Sachin Pilot and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot came out in the open. Pilot was removed as the Deputy Chief Minister and the state unit chief of Congress.

The Congress has accused the BJP of indulging in horse-trading to bring down the Gehlot government. The BJP has rejected the allegations.

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