According to sources Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who has served five continuous terms as the CM (since 1998 to present), continues to remain the poorest serving CM in the country. Earlier on Monday, the veteran CPI leader made his financial details public while filing nomination papers for the upcoming assembly polls in the state. As per his latest affidavit, he has a bank balance of just Rs 2410 as of January 20 this year.
Sources have stated that the amount is significantly less than Rs 9,720, which he had in his bank account when he made his financial details public during the last elections in 2013. Meanwhile Sarkar also claims to have a non-agricultural land measuring 0.0118 acre, jointly owned with his siblings, the only inherited movable asset.
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Moreover this 69 year old leader donates his entire salary drawn in the
capacity of CM to the party fund. And, he receives a monthly allowance of Rs
10,000 from the party fund for his livelihood. Meanwhile according to his
election declaration, his wife Panchali Bhattacharjee, a retired state
government employee has a total of Rs 12 lakh in her bank accounts. Sarkar and
his wife live in the official CM residence and they don't even have a personal
residence.
