Express News Service
MUMBAI/CHANDIGARH: BJP candidate from Panaji seat in Goa, Atanasio Monserrate Babush, owns a fleet of luxury vehicles, the highest among all candidates. In his poll affidavit, Monserrate has declared himself a social worker and in his list of vehicles owned are a Mercedes Benz costing Rs 16.48 lakh and a BMW worth Rs 14.80 lakh. There is also a Ford Endeavour in his fleet costing Rs 33.96 lakh and a Volkswagen T Roc worth Rs 23.97 lakh.
His wife, who too is in the poll fray, owns a Mercedes Benz GLS that costs Rs 1.02 crore and a Mahindra Thar worth Rs 15.23 lakh. If it’s Monserrate’s fleet that has attracted attention in Goa, in Punjab it is Sukhbir Singh Badal’s horse. The Shiromani Akali Dal chief has horses worth Rs 95.82 lakh. Both he and his father Parkash Singh Badal, who at 94 is the oldest candidate in India, own only tractors and no cars, according to their affidavits.
