Guwahati, April 5: Riniki Sarma, wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has announced her intention to take legal action against Congress leader Pawan Khera. This comes in response to Khera’s allegations, which she claims are based on “poorly fabricated” documents.
In a post on the social media platform ‘X’, Riniki Sarma highlighted significant flaws not only in the claims made but also in the documents being shared. Targeting Khera, she stated, “Your efforts have fallen short not just in diligence but also in AI generation and photoshopping. I expected a spokesperson from a national party to conduct basic due diligence, rather than circulate poorly crafted passports and documents.”
She confirmed that the matter would now be handled legally, tagging Khera and the Congress party in her post. “I will let the law take its course. Criminal charges are being filed. We can take this to court,” she added.
This response comes amid a political controversy sparked by Khera’s allegations involving the Chief Minister’s family, which both Himanta Biswa Sarma and Riniki Sarma have vehemently denied. The Chief Minister also dismissed Khera’s claims as false, describing the documents circulated against his family as part of a “fabricated” and “malicious propaganda campaign.”
In a post on ‘X’, CM Sarma asserted that the documents shared publicly contained “clear discrepancies,” indicating “poorly executed digital manipulation.” He pointed out that the surname was incorrectly written as ‘Sarama’ instead of the official ‘Sarma’, raising questions about their authenticity.
He also noted that the images used appeared to be publicly available rather than standard biometric captures. CM Sarma highlighted inconsistencies in the alleged identification information from the UAE, including errors in the ID sequence that did not align with the birth year pattern.
Additionally, he drew attention to a discrepancy in nationality, where the document reportedly stated ‘Egypt’, while the machine-readable zone (MRZ) displayed a different country code. CM Sarma mentioned differences between the printed expiration date and the MRZ, as well as spelling errors and incorrect Arabic references in the case of the Egyptian passport.