The Chief Minister of Assam claimed that Khera had fled to Hyderabad.
“Pawan Khera fled on a flight at 6 am on Monday. He reached Hyderabad,” Sarma said, adding that till yesterday, the Congress leader was challenging the Assam Police to arrest him if he dared.
Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Tuesday dismissed as “false and fabricated” Khera’s claims that the CM’s wife holds passports of three nations.
“As the MOH for Foreign Affairs, I want to say that through our diplomatic channels and investigations we have realized that these are fake and fabricated documents,” he told the media.
Earlier, The Prime Minister rejected Khera’s claimsstating that the “fraudulent and fabricated” documents relied on by the Congress leader while making the allegations were “provided by a Pakistani social media group”.
The Congress on Monday filed a complaint with the Election Commission, seeking cancellation of Sarma’s candidature, stating that he deliberately failed to mention his wife’s alleged offshore assets in his election affidavit.
Sarma is contesting the April 9 election from Guwahati’s Jalukbari constituency, which he has held since 2001.
