Mool Chand Sharma files papers from Ballabhgarh

Industries Minister and BJP’s candidate from the Ballabgarh Assembly segment Mool Chand Sharma filed his nomination papers today. It is the third consecutive time that he has been allotted the party ticket from here. He is the first party leader to file nomination in the district for the Assembly polls on October 5.

Sharma held a meeting of party workers and supporters and took part in a ‘havan’ before heading to the SDM office in Ballabgarh to file the papers. He was accompanied by Union Minister for State and local MP Krishan Pal Gurjar and other party leaders. CM Naib Singh Saini, who was expected to join them, could not make it due to some other engagement. According to the affidavit submitted by Sharma, his wealth and assets have grown by around Rs 8.65 crore in the past five years. While the cumulative value of movable and non-movable assets is around Rs 21.10 crore, his liabilities stand to the tune of Rs 6.30 crore. Besides Sharma, three more candidates filed their nomination papers from two constituencies today. Someshwar Singh from Samata Party, Sandeep Kumar (Independent) from Tigaon segment and Jitender Kumar (Independent) from the NIT segment filed their papers.