No house for Haryana CM? Khattar hands over his only ancestral house in Rohtak

Manohar Lal Khattar said he was born in the house at the Baniyani village and has lots of childhood memories of the place.

In his election affidavit for the 2019 Assembly elections, Manohar Lal Khattar declared this ancestral house as the sole non-agricultural property he owned. (Express file photo)

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday handed over the possession of his only ancestral house in the Rohtak district to the Baniyani village and urged the administration to convert it into an e-library for children.

Khattar visited his house in the village and recalled the old memories. He told the media that he was born in the same house and has lots of childhood memories of the place. He said he had studied in the same village before moving out.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar’s ancestral house in Haryana. (Express photo by Manoj Dhaka)

He said his parents had changed ownership of the house to his name. Khattar said a small area adjacent to his house that belonged to his uncle is also included in the total area donated by him.

बनियानी गांव से मेरी बहुत सी यादें जुड़ी हैं, मेरा बचपन यहीं बीता, शिक्षा यहीं से हुई इस नाते से यहां का घर मेरे लिए बहुत ही खास है।

आज गांव में पहुंचकर अपने पैतृक घर को बच्चों के लिए ई-लाईब्रेरी बनाने हेतु गाँव और समाज के नाम किया। pic.twitter.com/EFmHhI89px

— Manohar Lal (मोदी का परिवार) (@mlkhattar) January 29, 2024

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In his election affidavit for the 2019 Assembly elections, Khattar declared this ancestral house as the sole non-agricultural property he owned.

As per the affidavit, the property has an approximate area of 1,350 square feet, and the built-up area is 800 square feet. The market price of the house was Rs 3 lakh in October 2019. Besides this house, Khattar inherited 12 kanal (1 kanal is equivalent to 5,445 square feet) agricultural land in the same village. The market price of the farmland was Rs 30 lakh in October 2019.

In October 2019, Khattar declared his total bank deposits at Rs 93.85 lakh.

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