New Delhi, April 5 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that he will be filing a civil and criminal defamation case against Congress leader Pawan Khera, after the latter accused his wife, Riniki Bhyan Sharma, of holding multiple passports.

Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Khera asked, "A sitting CM's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, is not an Indian citizen today. This is an anti-national activity... who keeps three passports... Hemanta is planning to run away from this country. CEC Gyanesh Gupta should cancel his candidature."

Responding to his allegations, the CM, in a post on X, "categorically rejected" the allegations, calling them "malicious, fabricated, politically motivated and misleading." ...