Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 Several ministers from the LDF, who are contesting in the upcoming April 9 Kerala Assembly elections, announced their assets, which totaled close to Rs two crore each, in their nomination papers on Saturday.
Ministers K N Balagopal, V Sivankutty, R Bindu, and Roshy Augustine declared assets, both movable and immovable, totaling over Rs 1.94 crore, Rs 2.29 crore, Rs 2.14 crore, and Rs 1.84 crore, respectively.
According to their affidavits, the spouses of Sivankutty and Augustine have assets worth over Rs two crore.
In the case of state PWD Minister P A Mohamed Riyas, he has assets worth less than Rs 40 lakh, while his wife, Veena T – daughter of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan – has assets worth close to Rs two crore.
According to his affidavit, Riyas was also involved in 12 criminal cases related to various protests, and six of them have been closed with payment of fines, while the remaining are pending.
According to their respective affidavits, there were no criminal cases against Bindu, Balagopal, and Augustine.
However, Sivankutty is facing seven criminal cases, one of which is related to the 2015 incident in the state legislative assembly, according to his affidavit.