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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: Assam Police on Tuesday searched the Delhi residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera following an FIR lodged by Assam<\/a> CM Himanta Biswa Sarma<\/a>\u2019s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, amid an ongoing political controversy over allegations related to the latter holding multiple passports.The development comes after Khera, who heads the Congress media department, alleged that Sarma\u2019s wife held three passports, of UAE, Egypt and India , claims that have been strongly denied by the ruling BJP leadership in the state.Reacting to the Assam cops search Sarma said ,”I don’t know why Assam Police went to Delhi. As far as I know, Pawan Khera has already fled to Hyderabad,” as quoted by PTI.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, the chief minister said he would act against the Congress leader. \u201cI will take stringest action against Congress leader Pawan Khera, just wait for some days. We will win at least 100 seats in the elections,\u201d Sarma said.Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, speaking to ANI, confirmed filing the FIR and said the allegations could not be treated lightly. She accused the opposition of acting out of frustration and attempting to \u201cset up a playbook,\u201d adding that \u201clet justice prevail\u201d.Sarma also rejected claims linking his family to properties in Dubai, alleging that documents cited by Congress were sourced from the document-sharing platform Scribd without authorisation. He further escalated the attack by alleging \u201cPakistani links\u201d in the controversy involving Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi and Pawan Khera.\u201cWhy did you take help from a Pakistani social media group? So whatever has been said about us, we will go to court, everything, but my allegation is why is Pakistan helping Gaurav Gogoi,\u201d he said.The chief minister also asserted that the Congress was \u201cfinished\u201d in Assam, citing what he described as improving electoral prospects for the NDA.The row comes just ahead of the Assam assembly elections scheduled for April 9, with campaigning set to end on Tuesday evening. Vote counting will take place on May 4.(With inputs from ANI)<\/span><\/div>\n