Assam CM Files Defamation Suit Against Manish Sisodia

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has filed a defamation case against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia over his allegations of malpractice in giving contracts for COVID PPE kits.

Sisodia had alleged that Sarma awarded a contract of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to a company linked to his wife and grossly overpaid for the same.

Interestingly, Assam CM's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma has already slapped Sisodia with a Rs 100 crore civil defamation case.

"Himanta Biswa Sarma awarded the contract to his wife's company, where he paid Rs 990 for the PPE kits. The others were purchased the same for Rs 600 a piece from another company. This is a huge crime," Sisodia had earlier this month.

The Delhi Deputy Minister also claimed that he had all the required documents to prove his allegations against the Assam CM.

Notably, soon after the allegations levelled by Sisodia, Sarma warned him of filing a criminal defamation case.

Later, Ms Sharma while refusing the charges levelled by Sisodia, she added that she didn't take a ''single penny'' for them.

Both Sarma and his wife have separately denied all the charges levelled against them.

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