"BJP has no performance to show": Gaurav Gogoi accuses Assam CM of slandering his family for upcoming polls; Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says will take legal action

Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 16 (ANI): With Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's repeated allegations against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's wife being involved with the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, the Congress leader has hit back, calling such accusations as the Bharatiya Janata Party trying to hide their unfulfilled promises made to the people of Assam.
Calling the remarks of the Assam CM as 'baseless, factless, slanderous,' Gogoi said, "The BJP government have no performance to show. They are unable to fulfil any of their promises and in order to hide their failures, they are embarking upon a mischievous, malicious, baseless, factless, slanderous campaign."
He has also promised that "appropriate action" will be taken against the remarks.
"We will definitely be taking appropriate action. At the same time, I have full faith in the wisdom of the people of Assam that they can see through this obvious slander campaign. The way the people of Jharkhand voted out the rhetoric of Himanta Biswa Sarma during the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha elections, the same wisdom of the Assamese people will prevail," Gogoi told reporters.
A few days ago, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged that Gaurav Gogoi's wife, Elizabeth Colbourn, has connections with the Pakistani government and George Soros' Open Society.
Earlier today, the CM Sarma also welcomed the Congress MP's threat of legal action, saying that Congress leader Gogoi should indeed approach the court.
"The entire matter needs deep investigation and we will discuss it in today's state Cabinet meeting. If he (Gaurav Gogoi) wants to take legal action then he should go to the court, so that we can also give the facts before the court. Then the Judge (court) will decide. I don't want to do this politically. I have developed sympathy towards Gaurav Gogoi that he was trapped by somebody," the CM said.
He further said that he would be sending documents to the Congress leadership and the union government to review his accusations.
Sarma said, "I will give the documents to Bhupen Borah (President of Assam Pradesh Congress) to check them. I will give the same letter to Mallikarjun Kharge and Bhupen Borah, I will also send to the Prime Minister and Home Minister why it is needed to investigate the issue. This is related to national security." (ANI)