Sarma has taken the political fight further by saying Khera will face serious legal trouble. Khera claimed that Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, the Chief Minister’s wife, has three passports from the United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, and Egypt. He also said she owns property in Dubai that she hasn’t revealed and has connections to a business in the United States.
The Allegations Over Multiple Passports
Congress leaders are saying that having multiple passports from different countries and not reporting money and possessions overseas would be against Indian citizenship laws and rules about what politicians must reveal during elections. Gaurav Gogoi, who leads the Assam Congress, said these possible failures to disclose are a big deal and the authorities should look at the documents and claims.
Khera also pointed out that the Chief Minister’s public statements don’t match what he says are his wife’s connections to foreign countries. Later in Guwahati, Congress brought up the issue again, saying it’s a test of how open and honest Sarma is.
Sarma strongly denied everything, saying the accusations are false and the images have been changed using computers. His wife has filed a police report and the Assam police have started investigating. He says one of the passports that’s being shown online has already been confirmed as fake by the correct people, and they expect to get official statements from other countries shortly.
Sarma’s Rebuttal and Legal Threat
Sarma says this is about the fairness of the election. He warned that if fake documents are used to try and get people to vote a certain way, the punishment could be a life sentence because of rules that allow for this when made-up information is used to change an election result.
Sarma also dismissed claims about his family’s money, including statements that they have companies worth 52,000 crore rupees (a very large amount), saying this is unrealistic and just doesn’t add up for the family of a political leader in the state.
Sarma has dramatically claimed the material Congress showed at their press conferences came from Pakistan. He says a Pakistani group on social media and their computer programs have been supporting the opposing side in the Assam campaign.
Claims of Foreign Influence and Digital Manipulation
The Chief Minister believes the documents shown were changed using artificial intelligence, and a picture of a passport was taken from social media and then edited. He wants the police to consider the possibility that this is happening across borders as part of their investigation.
Congress has responded by asking the same questions again and calling for a full, independent investigation to be done with complete openness. Currently, both sides are using their own copies of documents and what they say is true, and we’re waiting for official confirmation.
Indian law does not allow people to be citizens of two countries. If someone has a passport from another country and remains an Indian citizen, it would clearly be against the law. Also, people in public office must list certain possessions and interests on official statements (affidavits) that they give to the Election Commission.
What the Law Says on Dual Citizenship and Disclosure
However, all of this depends on the documents being genuine and verifiable. If the papers being passed around are fake or have been digitally altered, as Sarma says they are, then different laws come into play – the ones dealing with forgery and trying to affect elections with false information.
What happens next relies on getting confirmation from authorities in India and in other countries. Knowing whether the passports and property documents in question are real will decide what happens legally or in the election.
As Assam is going to the polls on April t9th, this argument is adding even more excitement and unpredictability to an already lively campaign. For Congress, the accusations are a way to make people question how open Sarma is. For the BJP state government (which Sarma leads), the claims are a spiteful attempt to trick voters with false proof.
Political Stakes Ahead of Assam Polls
Both of these explanations are now part of the discussion during the election. The police investigation in the state, any confirmations from other governments, and whatever happens in the courts will probably affect how the public views things in the last few weeks of the campaign.
For now, the arguing has gotten even more heated. Sarma’s threat of “life imprisonment” shows he’s trying to make the legal consequences seem very serious, while Congress thinks continuing to put pressure on Sarma and showing documents will keep the issue in the news. The important thing now is to get an official confirmation, which will either prove Sarma is telling the truth or show that the opposition is right.
