The Assam Congress party has written to the deputy commissioner of Kamrup-Rural district, requesting a judicial inquiry into charges of "land grabbing" by Assam state minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's family.
"Today, the Kamrup-R district Congress committee filed a memorandum to the Kamrup-R DC, requesting a judicial enquiry into the land scams of RBS Realtors and the family of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma," according to the Assam Congress. Assam Congress general secretary Apurba Kumar Bhattacharya, Balika Pegu, Kankan Das, and Ghanashyam Kalita led the group that submitted the memorandum.
Since the news of the alleged "land grabbing" initially surfaced, there have been calls for an investigation into the charges from a variety of sources. Dr. Hiren Gohain, a famous scholar, has also requested an investigation into the alleged land grabbing scandal involving Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's family.
"The news reports include sufficient information on which to conduct the inquiry." "The inquiry will reveal the truth about the alleged scam," Dr. Gohain stated.
The Wire had earlier reported in an investigative report that a real estate company co-founded by Assam CM's wife – "Riniki Bhuyan Sarma – of which their son Nandil Biswa Sarma... owned a significant number of shares – is itself occupying around 18 acres of government land intended for landless individuals and institutions" – was occupying around 18 acres of government land intended for landless individuals and institutions.
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