Himanta's wife got ₹10 crore govt subsidy, claims Congress; CM denies

Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi has alleged that a company of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife received ₹10 crore as part of a credit-linked subsidy.

In a tweet, Gogoi said, "PM Modi launched the Kisan sampada scheme to double the income of the farmers of India. But in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma used his influence to help his wife's firm get ₹10 crore as part of a credit-linked subsidy. Are Central government schemes meant to enrich BJP?"

He also shared a document from from the Ministry of Food Processing website which showed Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma's Pride East Entertainment Private Limited as one of the agro-processing cluster projects under the APC Scheme.

Sarma denied the allegations saying, "I would like to clarify that neither my wife nor the company she is associated with has ever received any financial subsidies from the Government of India."

Following this, Gogoi told Sarma that he should inform the Union Minister if their website has been hacked.

"The Ministry of Food Processing website clearly shows the name of the person and the company she is associated with. The ₹10 crore government grant has also been approved. Please report to the Union Minister if their website has been hacked," Gogoi tweeted.

"For the convenience of the Hon’ble Chief Minister, I am attaching the link to the website of the Ministry of Food Processing. It shows the list of companies and promoters who have received the ₹10 crore government subsidy. Please see serial 10," Gogoi added.