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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma\u2019s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, on Monday strongly denied Congress allegations that she holds foreign passports and has undisclosed assets abroad, as the political row escalated ahead of the 2026 Assam Assembly elections.Riniki Bhuyan Sharma rejected the allegations in a post on X and hit back at Assam Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi. \u201cI\u2019ll save you the suspense and answer these laughable questions myself, @GauravGogoiAsm. Here it is: Neither I, nor my children, nor my husband have any business interests or assets in Dubai or anywhere outside India. Now your turn. Can you disclose whether your wife has or has ever had a bank account in Pakistan? And will you make those details public?\u201d she said\u201cAlso interesting how, within 24 hours, you\u2019ve already climbed down from your claim of a \u2018golden visa on an Egyptian passport\u2019 to now talking about an \u2018Indian passport,\u201d she added.The row was triggered after Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday alleged that documents suggested Sharma held multiple active passports, raising questions over possible violations of Indian law.He also sought an investigation into the chief minister\u2019s alleged financial and property links abroad, claiming that his wife\u2019s Dubai and US assets were not disclosed in official affidavits.Khera also questioned the chief minister\u2019s stand on dual citizenship and said, \u201cHimanta 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?\u201dAssam Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi also targeted Sarma and called for further probe.As the row intensified, Himanta Biswa Sarma accused the Congress of relying on fake and externally sourced material to target his family.Addressing a press conference on Monday, Sarma alleged that the entire press conference conducted by Pawan Khera and Gaurav Gogoi was based on material supplied by a \u201cPakistani social media group\u201d.He said both he and his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, had filed an FIR against Khera over what he described as the use of \u201cfraudulent documents.”Sarma also claimed that the passports allegedly linked to his wife were fake.\u201cThe original UAE passport was uploaded on social media by a Pakistani man. They (Congress) did AI Photoshop in the passport. Tipu Sultan had uploaded the original passport on social media. The Egyptian passport is also fake. You can find out through Google Reverse,\u201d Sarma said.He added that Pakistan-linked channels had recently broadcast multiple election-related shows favouring Congress.<\/div>\n