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The Congress alleged connected Sunday (April 5, 2026) that the woman of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma possesses passports from 3 countries and that helium concealed accusation astir her properties, but the BJP person “categorically rejected” the claims arsenic “malicious” and “fabricated” and vowed to instrumentality ineligible enactment “within 48 hours”.
Targeting CM Sarma arsenic the run peaks for the April 9 predetermination successful Assam, Congress’ media and publicity section caput Pawan Khera showed, astatine a property conference, purported documents to enactment the allegations and demanded that the Election Commission of India cancel his information for allegedly concealing accusation successful his canvass affidavit.
Hitting backmost astatine Mr. Khera, CM Sarma said that arsenic Assam moves decisively towards a historical mandate, specified hopeless and baseless attacks lone exposure the Congress’ sinking ground.
“These are malicious, fabricated, and politically motivated lies aimed astatine misleading the radical of Assam,” the Assam Chief Minister said.
He alleged that “documents being circulated amusement aggregate glaring inconsistencies, suggesting a crude and poorly executed effort astatine integer manipulation”.
CM Sarma said his woman and helium volition beryllium filing some transgression and civilian defamation cases wrong the adjacent 48 hours against Mr. Khera for making “reckless and defamatory statements”.
In his property league successful New Delhi, Mr. Khera said Assam Chief Minister Sarma and his woman “have faced galore allegations implicit clip — specified arsenic onshore grabbing, misappropriation of temple donations, siphoning disconnected authorities subsidies”.
“However, the documents we are presenting earlier you contiguous pertain to matters extending beyond India’s borders,” Mr. Khera said.
“Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, the woman of the Assam Chief Minister, holds 3 passports,” helium alleged. Mr. Khera claimed that she has a UAE Passport, which was issued connected March 14, 2022 and expires connected March 13, 2027.
He claimed the 2nd passport successful her sanction is from Antigua and Barbuda, which was issued from August 26, 2021, and expires connected August 25, 2031.
Mr. Khera besides alleged that the 3rd passport successful her sanction is from Egypt, which was issued connected February 13, 2022 and expires connected February 12, 2029.
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“Himanta Biswa Sarma’s full authorities is predicated connected hatred against Muslims; yet, his woman holds passports from 2 Muslim countries?” Mr. Khera alleged.
“Are they making preparations to fly the state successful the lawsuit of an electoral defeat?” Mr. Khera said.
Rejecting Mr. Khera’s claims, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma said she volition instrumentality ineligible enactment against him.
“I expected a spokesperson of a nationalist enactment to workout basal owed diligence alternatively than circulate poorly fabricated images of imaginary passports and documents. I volition present beryllium letting the instrumentality instrumentality over. Criminal charges are being initiated. We tin proceed this successful court,” she said connected X.
Mr. Khera besides alleged that CM Sarma’s woman owns 2 properties successful Dubai.
“Many radical ain properties abroad; however, erstwhile a spouse contests an election, these assets indispensable beryllium disclosed successful their affidavit. Yet, determination is nary notation whatsoever of these 2 Dubai properties successful Himanta Biswa Sarma’s affidavit,” Mr. Khera said.
Why did helium neglect to disclose his wife’s Dubai properties successful his affidavit?, the Congress person asked.
Mr. Khera besides alleged that Sarma’s woman owns a institution based successful Wyoming, USA. The database of members for this institution includes the names of the mates and their son, helium claimed.
“Himanta Biswa Sarma has stashed his wealth successful Wyoming by mounting up ammunition companies,” helium alleged.
Home Minister Amit Shah indispensable reply arsenic to whether helium volition represent an SIT to analyse these matters, Mr. Khera said.
“When volition CEC Gyanesh Kumar instrumentality cognisance of the concealment of accusation successful the affidavit?” helium said Sarma should not stay retired of jailhouse for adjacent a azygous time and his information indispensable beryllium cancelled, Mr. Khera said.
Countering Mr. Khera, CM Sarma said, “Today’s property league by Pawan Khera reflects the heavy vexation and panic wrong the Congress party. 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,” CM Sarma said connected X.
“My woman and I volition beryllium filing some transgression and civilian defamation cases wrong the adjacent 48 hours against Shri Pawan Khera. He volition beryllium held afloat accountable for his reckless and defamatory statements,” helium said.
“I person implicit religion successful the judiciary. Once the information is established successful a tribunal of law, Shri Pawan Khera volition look the consequences of his actions, and the instrumentality volition instrumentality its owed course,” CM Sarma said.
The radical of Assam volition not beryllium misled by specified propaganda, helium asserted.
“I americium assured that Pawan Khera’s run of falsehood is nearing its end. Eventually, Mr. Khera volition spell to Jail,” CM Sarma said.
