GUWAHATI
Opposition parties in Assam have demanded a probe by the CBI into cases of ‘COVID corruption’ involving the family of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Activist-turned-MLA Akhil Gogoi’s party, the Raijor Dal, said a firm owned by a member of the Chief Minister’s family was awarded an “urgent” order for the supply of 5,000 PPE kits in March 2020. Two other firms linked to his family were also awarded such orders to fight the novel coronavirus, the party said.
