BJP demands ‘clear answers’ from Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi over wife’s alleged Pakistan links

GUWAHATI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday demanded “clear answers based on facts” from Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi over the alleged connection of his wife Elizabeth Gogoi with George Soros Open Society and the Pakistan government.

The BJP unit in Assam said that it is the responsibility of Gogoi to give clear doubts to the public instead of making a personal attack on the state’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. “The people of Assam have been expecting a straight and clear answer from you (Gaurav Gogoi) for a long time, but till now they have not received a concrete answer to their questions. Please give a clear answer based on facts instead of deviating from the topic,” BJP Assam Pradesh said in a post on X.

“It is your responsibility to clear the doubts of the public and maintain political transparency. So, instead of making personal attacks or using abusive language on Hon’ble Chief Minister @himantabiswa, please give concrete and logical answers to the questions raised by the public”, the post further stated.

फिर वही इधर-उधर की बातें…

माननीय @BhupenKBorah और @GauravGogoiAsm जी, असम की जनता लंबे समय से आपसे सीधे और स्पष्ट जवाब की उम्मीद कर रही है, लेकिन अब तक उनके सवालों का ठोस उत्तर नहीं मिला है। कृपया विषय को भटकाने के बजाय तथ्यों पर आधारित स्पष्ट जवाब दें।

जनता के संदेह दूर करना… https://t.co/OLfhIt6iWb

— BJP Assam Pradesh (@BJP4Assam) February 17, 2025

Meanwhile, Assam Police have formed a Special Investigation Taskforce to probe Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheik and others, allegedly linked with Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s wife. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma shared a copy of the order on X and wrote that the police will conduct a professional and completely objective investigation.

“Pursuant to the registration of the case, the DGP, Assam Police, has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the matter. Assam Police will conduct a professional and completely objective investigation”, the Assam CM wrote on X.

This comes after a case was registered against Tauqeer Sheik and others under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, state CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said earlier in the day. Taking to his X, Assam CM Sarma wrote.

“In pursuance of the Cabinet decision taken yesterday, Assam Police has lodged an FIR and the same had been registered against Ali Tauqeer Sheikh and unknown others.”The FIR was filed following a decision of the state Cabinet held on February 16”, the Assam Chief Minister said.

The issue has pitted Gaurav Gogoi, the son of former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi against CM Sarma ahead of the elections in the state due next year. (ANI)