Guwahati, Jan 21: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) penned a letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), urging an investigation into the business run by the family of the Assam Chief Minister.
The APCC has called for a prompt and prioritized inquiry by the CBI to uncover the truth and take necessary actions against them.
“Vandya International School located at Amingaon, North Guwahati, owned by CM’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, has been recently inaugurated, and in the inaugural speech, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma publicly announced that the founder of this school is CM of Assam. But being the head of the state of Assam, how can a Chief Minister run an international school?” the letter stated.
It further added, “A private company named RBS Reactors transferred unaccounted money from Kolkata to many firms and companies belonging to Assam CM’s family. Now RBS realtors are known as Vasistha realtors.
In RBS realtors, Ashok Dhanuka is the all-time director, and he is also involved in the Jharkhand MLA horse trading case.
Money transactions done by RBS realtors from Kolkata should be investigated by the CBI.”
“R.B.S. Realtors Pvt. Ltd., a private firm owned by the family members of Chief Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, was allegedly involved in one of the biggest land scams (29 bighas and 9 lechas) in the state of Assam and Assam Pradesh. Congress demands that the government conduct an inquiry into the land scam by the CBI,” it stated.
Another serious issue is the cheating of Assamese weavers and running syndicates in the silk and muga industries in Assam. A company called “Golden Thread Company” is owned by the wife of the Chief Minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the company purchases all the silk and muga at a cheap price from the weaver and sells them at a very high price.
“A huge quantity of PPE kits were purchased by the government of Assam during the COVID-19 pandemic period, violating all the prescribed norms and guidelines, which is another major scam, and all the people involved in the entire scam must be nabbed and given exemplary punishment,” the APCC letter stated.
Further, in the matter of Kanchanjuri Tea Estate in upper Assam, which is also owned by the CM’s wife, the internal roads, etc. were built by the government’s fund, as learned from the public. Her tea estate land falls under an elephant corridor, for which the Supreme Court ordered eviction, but the CM has called a special cabinet meeting and shifted the animal corridor in such a way that no eviction was carried out in that particular tea garden.
“All supari, coal, and cattle syndicates are run under the direct supervision of the Chief Minister. The rate of supari in the market increases due to illegal syndicates. “The per-KG syndicate rate is around Rs 20 and thus collects huge funds,” the APCC letter stated.
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