Country / Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma files defamation case against Manish Sisodia

Country: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has filed a criminal defamation case against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. According to the information, this case has been registered in the CJM Court of Kamrup Rural on Thursday. On June 4, Manish Sisedia held a press conference and accused Himanta Biswa Sarma of rigging in buying PPE kits. Himanta was the health minister of Assam at that time.

Himanta's wife also filed a case

Manish Sisodia had accused Himanta Biswa Sarma that he had given the order to buy PPE to his wife's company and the government bought Himanta's wife Riniki Bhuiya Sharma at a higher price. After the allegations of Manish Sisodia, Himanta's wife has also filed a defamation case of 100 crores. Rinki Sarma's lawyer P. Nayak said that his client had donated the PPE kits as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility activities.

There was an allegation of corruption in the purchase of PPE kit

Earlier this month, a war of words broke out between the Assam Chief Minister and Sisodia, threatening to file a defamation case after Sisodia alleged corruption in the purchase of Kovid PPE kits. Sisodia claimed that the contracts for PPE kits were given to a company linked to Sarma's wife.

This allegation was made on the Assam government

Citing a media report, Sisodia had said that the Assam government procured PPE kits from other companies for Rs 600, Sarma for Rs 990 per piece for immediate supply to the firms of his wife and son's business partners. ordered.