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GUWAHATI: The Opposition in Assam is hard a probe into allegations of corruption involving CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s circle of relatives.
The Raijor Dal stated a company, owned through Sarma’s spouse, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, had bagged an “pressing” order for provide of five,000 PPE kits in March 2020, when Sarma was once the well being minister.
Regarding a media file, the celebration requested why the company was once awarded the contract at Rs 990 according to package when any other company was once given Rs 600 for a similar.
The file stated the company, owned through Riniki, makes sanitary napkins and has no historical past of supplying scientific apparatus. As according to the file, two different companies with hyperlinks to Sarma got “pressing” orders to battle the pandemic however none of them finished them.
“We call for a CBI probe, and ban at the companies,” Raijor Dal chief Vasco De Saikia stated.
Assam Congress leader Bhupen Kumar Borah stated “persons are shocked” that whilst they suffered, Sarma’s relatives were given into the industry of Covid-related pieces to mint cash.
Riniki brushed aside the costs as “unfounded”, and tweeted, “I didn’t take a unmarried penny out of this provide. I’ve at all times been clear about my trust in giving again to society, without reference to my husband’s political status.”