‘Ridiculous question’: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma’s wife slams Gaurav Gogoi over passport dispute; questions his wife

New Delhi: As the political row escalates ahead of the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma on Monday strongly denied Congress’ allegations that she holds a foreign passport and has undisclosed assets abroad.Riniki Bhuyan Sharma in a post on X denied the allegations and hit back at Assam Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi. “I will unravel the suspense for you and answer these ridiculous questions myself, @GauravGogoiAsm. Here it is: I, my children and my husband do not have any business interests or assets anywhere outside Dubai or India. Now it is your turn. Can you reveal whether your wife has or has had a bank account in Pakistan? Will you make these details public?” she said“It’s also interesting that within 24 hours you have gone from advocating for an ‘Egyptian passport with a golden visa’ to now talking about an ‘Indian passport,'” she added.The row started on Sunday after Congress leader Pawan Khera claimed documents showed Sharma held multiple valid passports, raising questions about a possible breach of Indian law.He also sought an investigation into the chief minister’s alleged overseas financial and property links, claiming his wife’s assets in Dubai and the United States were not disclosed in official affidavits.Kaira also questioned the chief minister’s stance on dual citizenship and said, “Himantha Biswa Sarma’s entire politics is based on hatred against Muslims, but how can his wife hold passports of two Muslim countries? As per Indian law, you cannot have dual citizenship, so does Rinji Bhuyan Sarma also hold an Indian passport? Is Himanta Biswa Sarma the adopted son of Amit Shah? Does the country’s home minister know that his adopted son’s wife has 3 passports?” Passports? “Assam Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi also targeted Sarma and called for further investigation.As the row intensified, Himanta Biswa Sarma accused the Congress of relying on false and externally sourced material to target his family.Sarma claimed at a press conference on Monday that the entire press conference hosted by Pawan Hera and Gaurav Gogoi was based on material provided by “Pakistani social media groups”.He said that he and his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma had filed an FIR against Khera for using “fraudulent documents”.Sarma also claimed that the passport allegedly linked to his wife was fake.“The original UAE passport was uploaded on social media by a Pakistani man. They (Congress) did AI Photoshop on the passport. Tipu Sultan uploaded the original passport on social media. The Egyptian passport is also fake. You can find the answer through Google Reverse,” Sarma said.He added that Pakistan-related channels had recently aired several election-related programs in favor of the Congress.