Congress slams Assam CM, alleges ‘witch hunt’ as cops reach Pawan Khera’s house| India News
The Congress on Tuesday slammed Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, even as police reached the Delhi residence of party spokesperson Pawan Khera. This comes amid a political row after Khera alleged that Assam CM Himanta’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma holds three passports. (PTI) Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh termed the police action as a “witch hunt”, claiming it did not follow due process. This comes amid a political row after Khera alleged that Assam CM’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma holds three passports – from India, UAE and Egypt – and owns undisclosed luxury properties in Dubai and a company in Wyoming, USA. Riniki then filed a criminal defamation FIR against Khera. On the police officials reaching Khera’s home in Nizamuddin East, Ramesh said that this showed that the Assam CM was “disturbed, desperate, and rattled.” He claimed that Himanta was “facing imminent defeat.” “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, …
