The Congress has urged Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to reconsider his stand in the case against party spokesperson Pawan Khera after the Supreme Court granted Khera protection from arrest.
Addressing a press conference, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said Sarma could 'genuinely elevate himself' by expressing regret over the arrest proceedings.
Khera had accused Sarma's wife of possessing multiple foreign passports and undisclosed assets in the United States, leading to his arrest on charges of forgery, cheating, and criminal defamation.
The Supreme Court granted Khera relief after he challenged the April 24 Gauhati high court order denying him anticipatory bail.
Sarma responded to Singhvi on social media, saying the Supreme Court had granted interim protection and that he respected the order, adding that the Assam Police would continue its investigation.
