Pawan Khera: Assam passport row: Police search Pawan Khera’s Delhi residence after FIR by Himanta’s spouse | India Information

NEW DELHI: Assam Police on Tuesday searched the Delhi residence of Congress chief Pawan Khera following an FIR lodged by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s spouse Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, amid an ongoing political controversy over allegations associated to the latter holding a number of passports.The event comes after Khera, who heads the Congress media division, alleged that Sarma’s spouse held three passports, of UAE, Egypt and India , claims which were strongly denied by the ruling BJP management within the state.Reacting to the Assam cops search Sarma stated ,”I do not know why Assam Police went to Delhi. So far as I do know, Pawan Khera has already fled to Hyderabad,” as quoted by PTI.Addressing a press convention in Guwahati, the chief minister stated he would act in opposition to the Congress chief. “I’ll take stringest motion in opposition to Congress chief Pawan Khera, simply look ahead to some days. We are going to win at the least 100 seats within the elections,” Sarma stated.Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, chatting with ANI, confirmed submitting the FIR and stated the allegations couldn’t be handled calmly. She accused the opposition of performing out of frustration and trying to “arrange a playbook,” including that “let justice prevail”.Sarma additionally rejected claims linking his household to properties in Dubai, alleging that paperwork cited by Congress had been sourced from the document-sharing platform Scribd with out authorisation. He additional escalated the assault by alleging “Pakistani hyperlinks” within the controversy involving Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi and Pawan Khera.“Why did you are taking assist from a Pakistani social media group? So no matter has been stated about us, we’ll go to courtroom, all the things, however my allegation is why is Pakistan serving to Gaurav Gogoi,” he stated.The chief minister additionally asserted that the Congress was “completed” in Assam, citing what he described as bettering electoral prospects for the NDA.The row comes simply forward of the Assam meeting elections scheduled for April 9, with campaigning set to finish on Tuesday night. Vote counting will happen on Could 4.(With inputs from ANI)