A major political drama unfolded in Assam between Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday, with both levelling major allegations against each other, involving espionage and corruption.
"If it is important, what was he doing for the last 6 months? With the election approaching, we are disclosing the issue of their 12,000 bighas of land. By seeing the Samay Parivartan Yatra, people are coming out, and people want to see a new Bor Assam," Gogoi told reporters.
The Assam BJP on Sunday raised serious allegations against Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi, alleging that sensitive information related to national defence may have been shared with Pakistan, a country regarded as hostile to India.
Speaking to ANI, Baruah said Gogoi should "come forward and explain everything" following Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's detailed press conference on the matter.
"If Gaurav Gogoi and Elizabeth Gogoi have ties with Pakistan, action should be taken against them. Why have they been waiting for two years? HM Amit Shah and PM Modi continue to listen to his speeches. I don't think this is anything more than political rhetoric," Islam told ANI.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asked Congress Assam Pradesh President and MP, Gaurav Gogoi, to answer to his wife's alleged links to Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, calling it a "matter of serious national security."
Congress Assam President and MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday refuted the allegations made by the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma against his wife Elizabeth Colburn Gogoi, calling it a "super flop" press conference.
Congress MP KC Venugopal on Sunday slammed the BJP over a purported video showing Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shooting at people from a religious minority group.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday slammed Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi over his wife, Elizabeth Colburn Gogoi's, alleged links to Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, stating that the Congress leader attempted to legitimise the neighbouring country.
Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati said that leadership is not confined to positions of authority but is reflected through ideas, values, and service to society, as per a press release.
Researchers from Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University in Baripada found 148 lichen species in Similipal National Park, the highest ever in Odisha.