Minister Files Papers. Papers Reveal A Geneva Flat.
The Take
Minister Hardeep Singh Puri filed his Rajya Sabha bypoll papers. The affidavit reads like an inventory. His income is Rs 75.57 lakh. His wife Laxmi Puri's is Rs 1.69 crore. She owns a Geneva apartment worth Rs 34 crore. No loans, no criminal cases. The minister brings the paperwork. The paperwork brings Switzerland.
The Wire
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's Rajya Sabha bypoll affidavit declares his income at Rs 75.57 lakh, his wife Laxmi Puri's at Rs 1.69 crore, and a Geneva apartment worth about Rs 34 crore among her assets. Congress has flagged his past meetings with Jeffrey Epstein. He calls them professional and denies wrongdoing. The affidavit lists no loans or criminal cases. The bypoll is on 12 November.
Why it matters
The affidavit is the one document where the household numbers are declared on record, and the bypoll on 12 November is the vote that follows it.
The receipts
Source: Free Press Journal