Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma threatens legal action against Congress MP over electoral bonds allegation

Bitter war of words has broken out between Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi over electoral bonds issue. The X handle of chief minister office, Assam said: “The allegations levelled by Hon’ble MP Shri @pradyutbordoloi is devoid of any facts and is entirely baseless. Through these defamatory statements alleging quid pro quo between Govt of Assam and M/s Bright Star Investments, Hon’ble MP has invited grounds for legal action by the State."

" The Govt of Assam has absolutely no commercial linkage with the said firm. The MoU mentioned is only a philanthropic donation by the said firm to the State Government for constructing the Pragjyotishpur Medical College, work on which is going on swiftly and will be dedicated to the people in the coming days," it said.

Bordoloi, a former minister stated in X, alleged: “As the #ElectoralBondScam unveils how deep rooted corruption in the BJP is, here is a case of how fraudulent 'development' has played out in Assam! Not long before the house of cards comes tumbling down.”


Bordoloi stated, “ I certainly welcome any such move of the Govt of Assam to prosecute me for pointing out the tip of the iceberg of a huge racket called Electoral Bonds! It will provide opportunity to cross examine & have skeletons tumble out of BJP govt's cupboard. HCM should not forget that the EB scam has been unearthed on direction of the Hon'ble SC to invite public probity - integral to democracy. As the BJP works overtime to defend their wrongdoings, await a response on the relation b/w SP Singla Construction donations & the contract for the North Ghy Bridge.”

In 2022, Assam government inked an MoU with Bright Star Investments Pvt. Ltd to ramp up medical infrastructure. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma entered into an MoU for the infrastructure development of the academic block of the second medical college of Guwahati with Bright Star Investments Pvt. Ltd.