Assam Congress chief calls CM’s allegations mindless

Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi rejected Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s allegations of Pakistani links, calling them baseless and mindless. He criticised the CM’s press conference and reiterated claims over alleged land holdings of Sarma’s family

Guwahati: Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday dismissed CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s allegations about his Pakistani connections as “most mindless and bogus”.

Gogoi called the press conference, where Sarma made the allegations, “worse than C-grade cinema”, which was a “super flop”.

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“I pity the journalists from Delhi and Assam who had to suffer the most flop press conference of the century. This was worse than a C-grade cinema. Most mindless and bogus points offered by the so-called political shrewd Chief Minister,” he said in a post on X.

“This #SuperFlop is in contrast to our #XomoyParivartanYatra, which has been a hit in uncovering the 12,000 bighas of land occupied by the Chief Minister and his family members,” he claimed.

In another post, Gogoi said that Sarma has “embarrassed himself” in front of the media, adding, “After a 2.5-hour press conference, even the journalists in the room remained unconvinced.” Gogoi, the Congress’ deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, maintained that “nobody in Assam is taking his words seriously”.

“He should rather explain how he and his family managed to acquire 12,000 bighas or 4,000 acres of prime property across Assam. When we come to power, we will take those lands and distribute them among the poor and landless,” he added.

Sarma alleged that Gogoi, his wife Elizabeth and a Pakistani national, Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, have a “deeper connection”, and that information from the IB was secretly provided to the neighbouring nation.

The CM also alleged that Gogoi undertook a “very confidential” visit to Pakistan in 2013 and is believed to have undergone “some kind of training” there.