NEW DELHI,11 Feb 2026 : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said he has filed a defamation case seeking Rs 500 crore in damages against senior Congress leaders Jitendra Singh, former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, and Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi.
In his civil defamation case, he accused them of making false, malicious and defamatory allegations against him at a press conference last week in Guwahati.
On February 4, the Assam Congress launched a website titled “Who Is HBS” and a pamphlet accusing Sarma of corruption, misuse of power, and disrespect to cultural icons.
The website, which sought information about Sarma’s alleged assets, was allegedly hacked after its launch.
Congress had alleged that the Chief Minister and his family owned around 12,000 bighas (approximately 4,000 acres) of land, claiming that rules were manipulated to convert agricultural land into industrial land.
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