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New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday directed CBI to probe allegations of favouritism in allotment of contracts of public works to firms linked to Arunachal chief minister Pema Khandu and his kin during 2015-2025 across all districts in the state. A three-member bench, comprising justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria, ordered that CBI should launch a preliminary enquiry within two weeks and the probe should cover execution of public work contracts and work orders from January 2015 to ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, 6 Apr: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to register within two weeks a preliminary enquiry into allegations of preferential allotment of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned or related to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. Observing that the state and its instrumentalities cannot confer benefits according to the "whims of any political or administrative functionary," the apex court said it is a fit case where an "independ ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 6 Apr: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday welcomed the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) preliminary enquiry (PE) ordered by the Supreme Court of India into allegations surrounding the awarding of government contracts to his kin, and assured of full cooperation with the investigating agency. Responding to the development, Khandu said the enquiry would help clear the air and reaffirm transparency in governance. He said his government has nothing to hide and will extend all suppor ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Congress filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Monday, demanding the cancellation of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's candidature, contending that he did not mention his wife's alleged offshore assets in the poll affidavit. The move by the opposition party came a day after it posed three questions to the Assam CM -- whether his wife or family owns property in Dubai, has companies in Wyoming in the USA, or has placed their assets in shell companies. Sarma has denied ...Read More >
New Delhi/Itanagar, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday welcomed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry, as directed by the Supreme Court, and assured full cooperation with the Central agency. On the related development, the Opposition Congress demanded the immediate resignation of the Chief Minister following the Supreme Court order on the CBI probe. Reacting to the development, Khandu said the probe would help "clear the air" and reaffir ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma on Monday said she has filed an FIR over the allegations levelled by Congress and accused the opposition party of acting in frustration and trying to "set up a playbook". In an interview with ANI, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma said that allegations cannot be taken in "a lenient manner" and "justice prevail". The allegations were levelled by Congress Media Department Chairperson Pawan Khera at a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to register within two weeks a preliminary enquiry into allegations of preferential allotment of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned or related to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. Observing that the State and its instrumentalities cannot confer benefits according to the "whims of any political or administrative functionary", the apex court said it was a fit case where an "in ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Congress on Monday, 6 April, approached the Election Commission, seeking cancellation of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's nomination, alleging that his poll affidavit did not include details of his wife's purported overseas assets. The complaint follows a set of questions raised by the party a day earlier, asking whether Sarma's wife or family holds property in Dubai, operates companies in Wyoming in the United States, or has investments routed through shell firms. The Chief M ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 6: The Congress on Monday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India seeking cancellation of the nomination of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging non-disclosure of his wife's purported offshore assets in his election affidavit. The complaint, submitted to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar by Congress candidate Bidisha Neog, who is contesting against Sarma from the Jalukbari constituency, also called for a probe into the alleged "suppression of ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 6 (PTI) The Congress filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Monday, demanding the cancellation of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's candidature, contending that he did not mention his wife's alleged offshore assets in the poll affidavit. The move by the opposition party came a day after it posed three questions to the Assam CM -- whether his wife or family owns property in Dubai, has companies in Wyoming in the USA, or has placed their assets in shell companies. Sarm ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, April 6, directed the CBI to register a preliminary enquiry within two weeks into the award of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned by family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath said the enquiry and consequential investigation, if any, shall cover the award and execution of public works, contracts and work orders in the state for the period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 20 ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register a preliminary enquiry within two weeks into the award of public works contracts in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly linked to family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. A Bench led by Justice Vikram Nath said the enquiry -- and any subsequent investigation, would cover the award and execution of public works, contracts and work orders in the state between January 1, 2015, and December 31, ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary inquiry into allegations of irregularities in the award of public works contracts in Arunachal Pradesh, including those allegedly linked to family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N.V. Anjaria directed the probe agency to register a preliminary inquiry within two weeks and proceed in accordance with law. The apex court furt ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi hit back at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of spreading "lies" and alleging concealment of assets and business interests abroad. Speaking to here, he said, "He can tell thousands of lies. He has been lying for so long. The Congress Party is going to expose all these lies regarding his family's property and his family's businesses abroad... The question is clear: Does your family have a Gold Card in Dubai? Does your family own pro ...Read More >
Guwahati: A political controversy has erupted in Assam after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reacted to allegations made by Congress leader Pawan Khera regarding his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, warning of legal consequences including possible life imprisonment if the claims are found to be fabricated. The row began after Khera alleged at a press conference that Riniki Bhuyan Sarma possessed three foreign passports from the UAE, Antigua and Barbuda, and Egypt. He also raised questions about all ...Read More >
New Delhi/Guwahati: Just four days before Assam goes to the polls on April 9, a sensational press conference at the AICC headquarters on 24 Akbar Road has detonated a political bomb that could reshape the narrative of the high-stakes Assembly elections. On Sunday, April 5, Congress leader and Chairman of Media & Publicity, Shri Pawan Khera, addressed journalists with visible outrage. "Comrades," he began, his voice heavy with disbelief, "some of our supporters abroad have sent us documents so s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to register a preliminary enquiry within two weeks into the award of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned by family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath said the enquiry and consequential investigation, if any, shall cover the award and execution of public works, contracts and work orders in the state for the period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi hit back at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of spreading "lies" and alleging concealment of assets and business interests abroad. Speaking to ANI here, he said, "He can tell thousands of lies. He has been lying for so long. The Congress Party is going to expose all these lies regarding his family's property and his family's businesses abroad... The question is clear: Does your family have a Gold Card ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has conspired against Pawan Khera and wants him to go to jail. The statement comes after Pawan Khera accused CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife, Riniki Sarma, of having multiple passports, concealing Dubai properties linked to his wife and a company in the United States, which is not mentioned in his election affidavit. "He had it in his head that people in Ass ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged that material used in recent press conferences by Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Gaurav Gogoi had links to a Pakistani social media group, intensifying the political tussle ahead of the state Assembly elections. Addressing a press conference, Sarma said that both leaders held separate briefings in Delhi and Guwahati and claimed that the content used in those conferences was sourced from a Pakistani social media group. He fu ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera posed a series of questions directed towards Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma demanding clarity on disclosures made in official affidavits.Khera also said that he will present more evidence in the coming days as the controversy intensifies ahead of the state assembly polls.Speaking to reporters, he further questioned why the Assam CM had allegedly concealed details of overseas properties linked to his wife in offic ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, April 5: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday mounted a scathing attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of corruption and divisive politics, while asserting that the people of the state would hold him accountable. Addressing a public rally in Assam's Biswanath district, Rahul Gandhi alleged: "Himanta Biswa Sarma is the most corrupt and the most communal Chief Minister in the country. He has betrayed and misled the people of Assam -- the evidence is before t ...Read More >
New Delhi/Guwahati [India], April 6 (ANI): The BJP on Sunday defended Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over allegations levelled by Congress against him and his wife even as state Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi sought to keep up the pressure on the BJP leader days ahead of the polling in the northeastern state and sought an investigation. Sarma hit back at the Congress over the allegations levelled by the party's Media and Publicity Department Chairman Pawan Khera and said the "press confe ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday evening asked Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to answer three questions on whether his family has properties and companies abroad. The questions were asked in a press conference here, hours after Sarma said that he and his wife would file a defamation case against Khera within 48 hours for making "false allegations" that she has multiple passports and holds properties in Dubai, which were not mentioned in his ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday, April 5, alleged that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife possesses passports of three countries and that he concealed information about her properties, but the BJP leader "categorically rejected" the claims as "malicious" and "fabricated" and vowed to take legal action "within 48 hours". Targeting Sarma as the campaign peaks for the April 9 election in Assam, Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera showed the purported documents ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that he and his wife will take legal action against Congress leader Pawan Khera for making "false allegations" that she has multiple passports and holds properties in Dubai, which were not mentioned in his poll affidavit. Sarma also claimed that there were 'serious discrepancies' in the documents shared by Khera, which suggests that it was a "crude and poorly executed attempt at digital manipulation". Responding to t ...Read More >
Assam Assembly Elections 2026: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday stirred a major political controversy as he alleged that Riniki Sarma, the wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, holds passports of three different countries, and owns a multi-billion dollar company in the United States as well as properties in Dubai. Addressing a presser in New Delhi, Pawan Khera claimed Himanta's wife, , Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, is not an Indian citizen, and holds three passports. "A sitting CM's wif ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday alleged that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife possesses passports of three countries and that he concealed information about her properties, but the BJP leader "categorically rejected" the claims as "malicious" and "fabricated" and vowed to take legal action "within 48 hours". Targeting Sarma as the campaign peaks for the April 9 election in Assam, Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera showed, at a press conference ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday alleged that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife possesses passports of three countries and that he concealed information about her properties, but the BJP leader "categorically rejected" the claims as "malicious" and "fabricated" and vowed to take legal action "within 48 hours". Targeting Sarma as the campaign peaks for the April 9 election in Assam, Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera showed, at a press conference ...Read More >
New Delhi/Guwahati, Apr 5: The Congress, on Sunday, levelled a series of serious allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, accusing the latter of holding multiple foreign passports and failing to disclose overseas assets in election affidavits. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Congress leader Pawan Khera claimed that documents received by the party from overseas sources indicated that the Chief Minister's wife possessed three "act ...Read More >
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