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"When I filed my nomination papers for legislative council
election in 2008, my total assets were worth Rs 8 crore and
liabilities stood at Rs 2 crore. That includes my car and
ancestral property. Since then, there has been no change in
the assets and liabilities," Gadkari told TOI.
The IAC website claimed that Gadkari has "five power-
producing industries and three sugar industries in
Maharashtra". "In a short span, Gadkari has built a huge
business empire, with more than 15 companies in (several)
sectors, including construction, sugar, distillery, power,
coal, agro, etc," the website read.
But Gadkari said the cooperative sugar factories, power
plants and the Purti Group of companies he took over were
debt-ridden. "I am not an office-bearer of any of these
organizations. Despite huge losses, I took over them for the
cause of farmers," Gadkari said.
The BJP president added that he had "never indulged in
corrupt practices". "My life is an open book."
He further alleged that in the same village Vadra's companies
purchased around 74 acres of land. Out of total eight land
deals executed in 2008 and 2009 in the village, in seven
cases land prices were shown to be paid at Rs 2 lakh per acre
or even less, Chautala alleged, adding that while the
collector rate was much higher at Rs 8 lakh per acre.
Gadkari's businesses
Purti Group: The flagship business promoted by Gadkari, with
him as CMD. It has stakes in power, agriculture, solar
energy, ferromanganese and real estate. Gadkari calls it a
'social entrepreneurship venture'. Its power plant is coming
up near the controversial 100 acres of land Kejriwal spoke
about. Purti Group also forayed into retailing without
success. It is engaged in contract farming of sugarcane and
acquired a couple of sugar cooperatives run by Congress and
NCP leaders. They make fuel with baggage.
