Assam CM Himanta Biswa’s wife got ₹10 crore govt subsidy?

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma refuted the Congress’ charge that his wife’s company received a 10 crore subsidy from the government on Wednesday, claiming that neither his wife Riniki nor her company ever received a subsidy from the government.

For those unware of the situation, Assam Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi shared a document and 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 credit-linked subsidy. Are Central government schemes meant to enrich BJP?” Gogoi further added.

Replying to these accusations CM Biswa said, “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.”

As the Congress presented documents to back up its claim, Gogoi stated that the chief minister should notify the Centre if the website is hacked. “The Ministry of Food Processing website clearly shows the person’s name and the company with which she is associated. The Rs 10 crore government grant has also been approved. Please report to the Union Minister if their website has been hacked,” Gogoi wrote on Twitter.

“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 wrote. The document enlists Riniki Bhuyan Sharma’s Pride East Entertainment Private Limited as one of the agro-processing cluster projects under APC Scheme.