Kolkata, April 05: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee does not own a house or a car and he stays in a rented government flat and has just Rs 5,000 cash in hand.
Bhattacharjee, who is the CPI(M) candidate for Jadavpore assembly constituency, said in his affidavit filed with the Election Commission that his income for the year 2009-10 was Rs 1,00,920.
Bhattacharjee has no bank deposit, investment, FD or jewellery.
The chief minister has no immovable or movable property, farm land, non-agricultural land, commercial or residential building in his own name nor has he inherited any property.
The income tax return of Bhattacharjee’s wife Mira, however, shows she has an income of Rs 6,70,135 in 2009-10, movable asset valued at over Rs.31 lakh including bank deposits, jewellery and investments.
She owns a residential building in New Town area currently valued at Rs.15 lakh.
-Agencies