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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma connected Sunday (April 5, 2026) threatened to writer Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera for claiming that his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, possesses the passports of astatine slightest 3 countries, owns luxury properties successful Dubai, and has investments worthy millions successful the U.S.
Addressing a property league successful New Delhi, Mr. Khera said his claims were based connected documents received from reliable sources abroad. “Such a large revelation against immoderate Chief Minister and his household has ne'er occurred successful the governmental past of autarkic India,” Mr. Khera said.
He claimed that 1 of the 3 passports is simply a “golden card” issued successful Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, connected March 14, 2022, and is valid till March 13, 2027. “The 2nd is simply a passport from Antigua and Barbuda, issued connected August 26, 2021, valid till August 25, 2031. The 3rd is simply a passport from Egypt, issued connected February 13, 2022, valid till February 12, 2029,” helium said.
Mr. Khera said it was ironic that Mr. Sarma attacked Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi’s woman for not being an Indian citizen, erstwhile his entrepreneur woman had acquired the passports of overseas countries. “How is the woman of a sitting Chief Minister not an Indian citizen? It is simply a substance of worry,” helium said.
Accusing Mr. Sarma of spewing hatred against Muslims successful Assam, the Congress person sought to cognize wherefore his woman held the passports of 2 Islamic countries. “It is upon (Union Home Minister) Amit Shah to archer america however she is holding 3 passports astatine the aforesaid time,” Mr. Khera said.
U.S. arsenic taxation haven?
Mr. Khera besides displayed documents purportedly showing the Chief Minister’s household owning luxury hotels successful the UAE, and a constricted liability institution successful Wyoming, U.S.
The acts of utilizing the U.S. arsenic a taxation haven to stash wealth distant and owning aggregate passports “means that they are readying to fly the state aft losing the elections”, helium said. Such acts called for the apprehension of the Chief Minister, helium added.
Dismissing the claims outright, Mr. Sarma threatened to writer Mr. Khera wrong 48 hours. The Congress leader’s accusations reflected the heavy vexation and panic wrong his party, Mr. Sarma said.
“As Assam moves decisively towards a historical mandate, specified hopeless and baseless attacks lone exposure their sinking ground. I categorically cull each allegation made by him. These are malicious, fabricated, and politically motivated lies aimed astatine misleading the radical of Assam,” the Chief Minister said.
He and his woman would record transgression and civilian defamation cases against Mr. Khera, Mr. Sarma further said, asserting that the second would beryllium held afloat accountable for his “reckless and defamatory” statements.
Stating that the radical of Assam would not beryllium misled by specified propaganda, helium said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) remained focused, determined, and assured of securing a decisive mandate of much than 100 seats. Assam has 126 Assembly seats.
