Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and wife's ₹10 crore subsidy controversy | Here's the full case

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₹10 crore of subsidy from the Centre for her media company called Pride East Entertainments Private Limited. Gogoi also added a screenshot of the website of the Ministry of Food Processing, showing that the CM wife's firm Pride East Entertainments Private Limited has received ₹10 crore as part of credit credit-linked subsidy. However, the Assam chief minister, in multiple posts, refuted the allegations.

Also read: 'Will you still deny?' Congress asks Assam CM Himanta Sarma as wife's firm comes in spotlight Pride East Entertainments Pvt Ltd is a regional media house connecting the entire northeast region. According to the website, Chief Minister Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma is the CMD of the company. Pride East Entertainments Pvt.

Ltd. is incorporated under the Companies Act 1956. Its reach is 100 million viewers from all over India and abroad.

Riniki also manages The Golden Threads of Assam, protecting Assam's royal silk Muga and the weavers. Several senior Congress leaders have accused Assam CM of passing the government's subsidy to his wife's company Pride East Entertainments. Congress Gaurav Gogoi alleged in a social media post that the website of the Ministry of Food Processing shows that the CM's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma’s firm Pride East Entertainments Private Limited has received ₹10 crore as part of credit credit-linked subsidy.

He said that 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," Gogoi asked. The PM Kisan Sampada Yojana is a comprehensive package that aims to create modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail.