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NEW DELHI: The Assam transgression subdivision has summoned Congress MP and elder enactment person Randeep Singh Surjewala to look earlier investigators successful Guwahati connected Saturday, May 23 successful transportation with the passport contention involving Assam main curate Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.The summons is portion of an ongoing probe by Assam constabulary into allegations made by Congress leaders against Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, wherever Khera had publically questioned alleged discrepancies linked to her passport records and citizenship status.The improvement comes arsenic the probe widens pursuing the questioning of Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera earlier this month. The summons to Surjewala was issued aft statements made by Khera during astir 8 hours of interrogation by the transgression subdivision successful Guwahati.The lawsuit relates to allegations made by Khera regarding Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, aft which transgression complaints were lodged against him astatine the Guwahati Crime Branch nether provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Khera has since challenged an April 24 bid of the Gauhati precocious tribunal that denied him anticipatory bail.After appearing earlier the Crime Branch earlier this month, Khera avoided commenting successful item connected the probe but asserted that the Congress would proceed its governmental combat against the BJP-led authorities successful Assam.
The probe has drawn nationalist attraction amid indications from Assam Police that much Congress leaders could beryllium questioned arsenic portion of the investigation. Surjewala’s summons is expected to further intensify the governmental confrontation betwixt the Congress and the BJP successful Assam.The Congress has described the probe arsenic politically motivated, portion the BJP has defended the constabulary action, saying the substance concerns dignity and accountability successful nationalist discourse.
