Congress leader Pawan Khera. Photo: X/AICC via PTI

Congress leader Pawan Khera in the Supreme Court on Thursday (April 30, 2026) accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of playing the “Constitutional Rambo or Constitutional cowboy” by using the State’s power of arrest to personally humiliate him.

The Assam Police has registered a criminal case against Mr. Khera for his remarks in a press conference against the Chief Minister’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma. The Congress leader had alleged that Ms. Sharma held multiple passports and considerable assets abroad.

Mr. Khera, who is facing charges of forgery, criminal conspiracy, and defamation, has appealed to the Supreme Court for anticipatory bail. He had moved the apex court urgently on Sunday (April 26, 2026), a couple of days after the Gauhati High Court denied him any relief in the case.

Published – April 30, 2026 01:59 pm IST