Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that he is willing to accept any punishment, including retirement from public life, if there is any evidence against him.
“I want to emphasize again that neither my wife, nor the company she is associated with, has received or claimed any amount from the government of India. If anyone can provide evidence, I am willing to accept any punishment including retirement from public life,” the chief minister posted on Facebook in response to a post by the Congress deputy leader in Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi.
Gogoi and Sarma have been engaged in a war of words on Facebook since Wednesday when the Congress leader posted a reply by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry in response to a question in the Lok Sabha by Assam MP Pallab Lochan Das on March 22, 2023.
“Is Hon’ble Chief Minister complaining to Union Minister Piyush Goyal? He is saying Goyal has only approved the grant to the wife of Sarma but has not released the funds. How many more BJP politicians have used the PMKSY scheme to enrich their families?” Gogoi said.
