New Delhi : In a fast-escalating political flashpoint ahead of the April 9 polls, a joint team of Assam Police and Delhi Police searched the residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday. According to sources, some “incriminating material” was recovered during the search. Amid Khera’s absence, Sarma took a swipe, saying the Congress leader had “fled to Hyderabad”.
The Congress reacted sharply to the police action. Karnataka Minister Karti Chidambaram likened the Assam Police to a “private militia”. Party leader Jairam Ramesh called the move a witch-hunt and targeted the Chief Minister. The deployment of a full army of police officials to arrest my colleague Pawan Khera for asking basic questions in the public interest proves that the Assam CM is disturbed, desperate, and rattled,” he wrote.
They should have given their version,” he said. The Assam Police should have registered the FIR, conducted the probe and asked us about the information we have. Then they should have acted,” he added. The police action follows Khera’s press conference alleging that Riniki Bhuyan Sharma held three foreign passports, from UAE, Egypt and Antigua and Barbuda, and owned properties in Dubai along with assets linked to companies in Wyoming.
He also questioned, “Is Himanta Biswa Sarma the adopted son of Amit Shah? And did the country’s Home Minister know that his adopted son’s wife holds three passports?” Responding, Himanta Biswa Sarma said his wife had filed an FIR and warned of legal consequences. “When you raise an issue with fraudulent documents, it attracts 420 and 468. When used to influence an election, the punishment is life imprisonment,” he said.
India is the only country that doesn’t allow dual citizenship, she added. Calling the claims fabricated, she said, These are all fake allegations. These are all AI-generated. On Dubai property claims, she said, “They have given a room number in a hotel. What kind of property is that? If I had property, I would buy a house. For the last two years, they have been doing everything to defame me, my daughter, my son.
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