Gaurav Gogoi vs Himanta Sarma: Cong MP rejects Assam CM's claims that his wife 'got salary from Pakistan'

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Congress Assam President Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday refuted the allegations made by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma that his wife Elizabeth Colburn Gogoi ‘got salary from Pakistan.’

Following a press conference in Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma told ANI: “Gaurav Gogoi's wife worked initially in Pakistan in a particular organisation. After marriage, she joined in India. But she continued to be managed by the Pakistani authority and she used to get salary from Pakistan through a pass-through mechanism.”

Gogoi refuted the CM's claims, describing them as “mindless” and “bogus," via post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

While addressing the press conference in Assam on Sunday — Sarma also claimed that Elizabeth Colburn Gogoi worked in Pakistan from March 18, 2011, to March 17, 2012, and her family had close ties with Ali Tauqeer Sheikh. He claimed that Ali Tauqeer Sheikh was allowed to visit India 13 times under the UPA government.

Last year, in May, Sarma had reiterated his allegations against Gogoi, asserting that he and his wife maintain close ties with Pakistan’s establishment. "I have documents to prove his (Gogoi) wife's involvement in collecting Indian Intelligence input. I will reveal details on September 10," the CM had said that time.

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