Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday (April 5, 2026) threatened to sue Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera for claiming that his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, possesses the passports of at least three countries, owns luxury properties in Dubai, and has investments worth millions in the U.S.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Mr. Khera said his claims were based on documents received from reliable sources abroad. “Such a major revelation against any Chief Minister and his family has never occurred in the political history of independent India,” Mr. Khera said.
Congress alleges Sarma’s wife holds three passports, Dubai properties; Assam CM rejects claims
He claimed that one of the three passports is a “golden card” issued in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on March 14, 2022, and is valid till March 13, 2027. “The second is a passport from Antigua and Barbuda, issued on August 26, 2021, valid till August 25, 2031. The third is a passport from Egypt, issued on February 13, 2022, valid till February 12, 2029,” he said.
Mr. Khera said it was ironic that Mr. Sarma attacked Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi’s wife for not being an Indian citizen, when his entrepreneur wife had acquired the passports of foreign countries. “How is the wife of a sitting Chief Minister not an Indian citizen? It is a matter of worry,” he said.
