| New Delhi: Will you be surprised or will you take pity on your three-time MP, who has also held the post of Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of Delhi, yet owns no car, nor any immovable assets in the form of land, commercial building or apartment?
Strange, but this was what Vijay Kumar Malhotra solemnly declared, assuring there is nothing more to add.
Mr Malhotra, contesting from South Delhi parliamentary constituency, filed his nomination on Monday at the office of the Deputy Commissioner (South).
Mr Malhotra, who has claimed that he will improve his victory tally this year, in his affidavit, said he owns no car either in his name or in the name of anybody else in his family. The affidavit, however, stated that he has a bank balance of Rs 13.72 lakh in two separate accounts with the State Bank of India.
He has only Rs 18,000 in cash, along with other assets, including jewellery valued at Rs 2 lakh. The chunk of his wealth is invested in bonds, shares, debentures and other saving policies, which all add up to about Rs 57.15 lakh.
Mr Malhotra, who is a veteran in Delhi politics, was accompanied by his wife and children to the DC office. Delhi BJP president Harsh Vardhan, election in-charge for South Delhi Jagdish Mukhi and BJP party MLAs cheered Mr Malhotra as he took his oath. Mr Mukhi filled up as a covering candidate for Mr Malhotra.
Regarding his immovable assets, Mr Malhotra said he owns neither any agricultural land nor any commercial plot. He also said he does not have a house in his name though there is one in Kasturba Gandhi Marg, owned by his wife, who is a co-owner. This house, located in the prime New Delhi district, has been valued at Rs 6.25 lakh.
Regarding dues towards public or financial institutions, the affidavit states there is no amount pending. No Government dues concerning payment of electricity, water, telephones, accommodation or vehicles bills are pending against him.
A jubilant Mr Malhotra, who filed his nomination at 11.45 am, spoke to the Press minutes after coming out of the DC office. "For me, any day is auspicious if it is for a good work," he said, amid rounds of garlanding and cheering by his party workers and supporters who had gathered in large numbers.
Also present were lawyers of the Delhi High Court who claimed they wanted to dispel the view that the lawyer community was backing Mr Anand. Members of the Sikh Forum featured prominently alongside Mr Malhotra, indicating how close the 1984 anti-Sikh riots will be to the BJP's agenda in South Delhi. | 
