Assam CM’s wife files Rs 10-crore defamation suit against Gaurav Gogoi

Rinika is the chairperson and managing director of the said company, which is one of the largest media companies in the Northeast, owning two news channels, a newspaper, a digital news portal and multiple entertainment channels.

On Friday, she filed a case before the court of Civil Judge (Senior Division), Kampur Metro, at Guwahati, claiming Rs 10 crore in damages from the Congress MP.

“Now the onus will be upon the Hon’ble MP to prove that Pride East Entertainment Pvt Ltd had received subsidy from Central government which I vehemently deny with relevant records to substantiate my statement that neither I have submitted any claim application as per clause 15 of the guidelines nor any money has been given or received,” she said in a statement issued on Saturday.

The company is listed as one of  70 Project Execution Agencies to set up agro processing cluster projects under the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industry’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana.

Riniki has been listed as the lead promoter of the project to set up an agro processing cluster project in Darigazi village in Assam’s Nagaon district, one of seven such projects under the scheme in the state.