India, April 22 -- Pawan Khera is not a flight risk and there is no need for his arrest, his counsel argued in the Gauhati High Court, which on Tuesday heard the Congress leader's anticipatory bail plea over an FIR lodged by the Assam CM's wife for alleging she held multiple passports.

A single bench of Justice Parthiv Jyoti Saikia reserved the final order after hearing both sides for over three hours.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared for Khera via video conferencing, argued that the remarks made by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in response to the Congress leader's allegations point to political vendetta, especially in the context of the Assembly elections in the State.

Assam Advocate General Devajit Lon Saikia ...