Omar Abdullah a lakhpati with no house, land, car
The Morning Standard|May 04, 2024
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah, who is contesting Lok Sabha polls from Baramulla parliamentary seat in north Kashmir, is a lakhpati (millionaire) but has no house, land, cars or any other immovable assets of his own.
FAYAZ WANI
Omar Abdullah a lakhpati with no house, land, car

His only source of income is the pension he receives as an ex-mLA and former member of Parliament.

in the poll affidavit, Omar, who served as Jammu & Kashmir chief minister from 200914, has movable assets worth ₹54.45 lakh. He has got ₹95,000 in cash, ₹19,16,000 in FD in HDFC Bank, ? 21,373 deposits in SBi Delhi, ₹2,20,930 deposits in HDFC Srinagar and ₹1,91,745 deposits in J&K Bank.

Omar, who is fighting a divorce case with his wife, has got jewellery worth ₹30 lakh.

Surprisingly, Omar has got zero immovable assets. He neither owns a residential house nor has agriculture or non-agriculture land. He also has got no investments in land and no commercial building and neither owns a car.

This story is from the May 04, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.

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