Guwahati, Nov. 1 -- The Indigenous People's Party (IPP) has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into the utilisation of development funds by the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), following BJP MP Amarsing Tisso's reported claims about the wealth of council Chief Executive Member (CEM) Tuliram Ronghang.

Tisso, the BJP MP from Diphu and a KAAC Executive Member in charge of Agriculture, Land and Revenue, reportedly claimed at a public meeting attended by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma that Ronghang possessed movable assets worth at least Rs 500 crore and immovable properties valued at Rs 6,000 crore.

In a statement on Sunday, IPP president Rajen Timung questioned the source of ...