New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijay Singh has announced that his wife Amrita Rai, who is a journalist by profession, has foregone her right on his ancestral and self-earned property in the favour of his son Jaivardhan Singh.

Last year Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had courted controversy by marrying journalist Amrita Rai, significantly younger to him in age, has clarified that they did so only for love and had no ulterior motives in mind.

The Congress leader made the recent announcement on microblogging website Twitter.

मेरी पत्नि अमृता राय ने मेरी पारिवारिक और अर्जित सम्पत्ति में अपना सम्पूर्ण अधिकार मेरे पुत्र जयवर्धन के हक़ में त्याग दिया। जो कहा सो किया!

— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) July 13, 2016

Rai, who works with Rajya Sabha TV, said she married for love.

“Therefore, I have already requested him to transfer all his property and belongings to his son and daughters. I only want to embark on this new journey with him, working towards a dignified, professional career,” she added.