TAP TO UNMUTE Six Aam Aadmi Party leaders and one former AAP member hid their assets from the Election Commission | Photo Credit: Times Now

New Delhi: Times Now’s investigation has revealed that six Aam Aadmi Party leaders and one former AAP member hid their assets from the Election Commission.

Acting on the tip-off of a whistleblower around three months ago, Times Now has been investigating the leaders who have committed a grave sin of omission.

The leaders have not mentioned their involvement in private companies, valuing lakhs of rupees – which is a violation of Section 125(A) of the Representation of Peoples Act and is liable for imprisonment for up to six months or fine or both.

The seven leaders include Asim Ahmed Khan, Adarsh Shastri, Kailash Gahlot, Mohd Yunus, Pramila Tokas, Rajesh Rishi and Kumar Vishwas.

AAP MLA Adarsh Shastri, grandson of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri was a director in a UK company, but failed to mention it in his 2015 election affidavit. When confronted, Shastri stated that it was just an ‘honorary director’ in the firm, and thus, didn't need to mention it in the affidavit. However, Times Now’s report reveals that the company's documents do not mention anything about an honorary directorship.

AAP MLA Adarsh Shastri failed to declare his Directorship in Digitech IS ltd, UK #AAPHallOfShame pic.twitter.com/MJUD4g26Qa — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 4, 2017

AAP MLA Mohammad Yunus has shares in a company called the Federation of All India Haj Umrah Tour Organisers – which he did not mention in the affidavit. When questioned about it, he claimed that it was an NGO and not a company.

AAP MLA Mohammed Yunus' affidavit doesn't mention his directorship in Federation of All India Haj Umrah Tour Organisers #AAPHallOfShame pic.twitter.com/RUFhth1Xnu — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 4, 2017

MLA Kailash Gahlot hid his shares in Rosy Builders Pvt Ltd and Superstar Innovation Pvt Ltd. When Times Now confronted Gahlot, he evaded all questions and stated that he will have to check his documents.

Kailash Gahlot conceals his directorship at Rossy Builders and Promoters Pvt. Ltd & Superstar Innovation Pvt. Ltd #AAPHallOfShame pic.twitter.com/WtcblNlvLp — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 4, 2017

AAP MLA Rajesh Rishi failed to mention his wife's directorship in the company Winner Electrotec Pvt Ltd and then claimed that his wife became a director in the firm after he had filed the affidavit with the poll panel.

AAP MLA Rajesh Rishi's wife's directorship in Winner Electrotec pvt. ltd not mentioned in the poll affidavit #AAPHallOfShame pic.twitter.com/sEBupXRI2M — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 4, 2017

AAP MLA Pramila Tokas who did not reveal in the affidavit the shares that her husband owns in companies and when confronted, she stated that since the companies are linked to her husband, and not her, there was no need to mention them in the affidavit.

Pramila Tokas has not declared husband's directorship in Elements Farmland pvt. ltd & Elements buildcom pvt. ltd #AAPHallOfShame pic.twitter.com/QlbXo8oM2u — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 4, 2017

When Times Now confronted the seven AAP leaders who hid their assets on their election affidavits, some were evasive, while others were completely brazen. The channel was also threatened with legal action for the report.

Revealed: 69 Lok Sabha MPs failed to declare assets to Income Tax department

On Friday, Times Now’s investigation had revealed that there are 69 members of the current Lok Sabha who have failed to declare their assets and liabilities to the tax department, in a clear violation of the Parliament rules.

A list of "evaders," accessed by Times Now, included the names of 10 Congress leaders, four Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, three Aam Aadmi Party leaders and eight leaders of Telugu Desam Party.