Himanta Biswa Sarma claims replicating 'fake' Wyoming LLC used by Congress amid passport row
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday hit back at the Congress amid an escalating passport row related to his wife, claiming his party replicated the opposition's alleged use of a "fake" Wyoming-based LLC.
The Chief Minister's remarks come amid an escalating political row triggered by claims made by AICC Media and Publicity Department Chairman Pawan Khera, who alleged that documents indicate Sarma's wife holds multiple active passports, raising questions over potential violations of Indian law.
"We have now successfully registered one LLP in Wyoing using a similar toolkit that @INCIndia used to create the fake company in my wife's name," CM Sarma wrote in another post on X.
"Tech is not just available to Cong, it is available to us too. Say Hello to 'GauravElizabeth786'," the post read.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Pawan Khera alleged that documents suggested that Sarma's wife holds multiple active passports and said, "Himanta Biswa Sarma's entire politics is based on hatred against Muslims, but how does his wife hold passports from two Muslim countries? According to Indian law, you cannot hold dual citizenship, so does Rinki Bhuyan Sarma also hold an Indian passport? Is Himanta Biswa Sarma the adopted son of Amit Shah? And did the country's Home Minister know that his adopted son's wife holds 3 passports?"
In a post on X, Sarma said, "Congress once tried this playbook in the St. Kitts case; those days are over. Fabrication will be met with the full force of law--my legal team is already at work." (ANI)