Then came the bombshell: Sanghamitra Bharali, a junior employee of the state Assembly in Guwahati,
The watchman at the apartment, Sachindra, says Bharali often came to her flat with some" VIP saab.
In the interview, Bharali has given a blow- by- blow account of what supposedly happened
after the" marriage.
Disciplinary proceedings are now being launched against Bharali, for it is against the rules for a government employee to enter
Disciplinary proceedings are now being launched against Bharali, for it is against the rules for a government employee to enter
into a second marriage while the first one is still valid.
Sanghamitra Bharali, a junior employee of the state Assembly in Guwahati, gave a signed interview to a local
weekly saying that Mahanta had married her at the Vighneswar Ganesh temple at Versova, Mumbai.
Bharali, a classical singer,
said Mahanta' s security officers, including a superintendent of police, and the then minister for rural development Sahidul Alam Choudhury attended the ceremony between 11 p. m. and 1 a. m. on March 11, 2001.