Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika has accused Congress leader Pawan Khera of misusing personal information obtained from a social media post, labeling it as part of a “fake AI campaign.” Hazarika highlighted that details about a “Golden Card” were taken from a Facebook group where a user reported losing a wallet in Ajman, UAE. The original post was a plea for public assistance to recover essential documents, clarifying that the cash inside was not significant.
Hazarika criticized Khera for constructing a misleading online narrative based on the information from the Facebook post. The minister expressed disappointment, denouncing Khera for allegedly orchestrating a coordinated disinformation campaign using the hashtag #CongFAKEAICampaign. The initial Facebook post from Ajman, which shared contact details and images of identification documents, was solely intended for seeking public help.
During a press conference in Delhi, Khera had accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife of holding passports from three countries and claimed undisclosed overseas assets, including properties in Dubai. Khera also alleged financial involvements worth thousands of crores of dollars through a company in the United States linked to Sarma, calling for a Special Investigation Team probe by the Union Home Ministry.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma strongly refuted the accusations by Congress leader Pawan Khera, dismissing the circulated documents against his family as “fabricated” and part of a “malicious propaganda campaign.” Sarma pointed out “glaring inconsistencies” in the publicized documents, suggesting they were a result of “crude and poorly executed digital manipulation.”
