An analysis of the election affidavits of 101 MLAs contesting the Punjab Assembly polls has found that on an average the assets of the re-contesting MLAs have increased by 21% since 2017. However, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is among the 21 MLAs whose assets have decreased over the past five years.
The report released by the Association for Democratic Reform (ADR) on Wednesday said 78 MLAs had seen their assets increase since 2017. The average assets of an MLA increased from ₹13.34 crore in 2017 to ₹16.10 crore now.
