Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi welcomed the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan and the IMF's $2.5 billion aid to Pakistan, urging that it not be diverted to terror groups.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi slammed the International Monetary Fund's approval of a USD 1 billion loan to Pakistan, calling it "shocking" and "disappointing".
Following the conclusion of the second phase of campaigning for the 2025 Panchayat Elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Assam President Dilip Saikia on Monday said that it is the people of the villages who matter to the BJP, not the Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday hit out at Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi and questioned the latter of whether he had toured Pakistan or not.
Speaking to reporters, CM Sarma said, "If we can arrest 40 persons who talked in support of Pakistan, then we can take action against Gaurav Gogoi for his Pakistan visit. Gaurav Gogoi is not God. Gaurav Gogoi should have answered whether he had visited Pakistan or not."
Speaking to the media, Gogoi responded to recent remarks made by the Chief Minister, who had controversially stated he would resign if Gogoi could prove that his child holds Indian citizenship. Dismissing the statement as a political diversion, Gogoi focused on what he termed the real crisis
"By raising questions on the surgical strike, senior Congress leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has insulted not only the army but the entire nation. This is a living example of Congress's pro-Pakistan thinking. To please a particular vote bank, Congress is re
"From the outside, they are the Congress Working Committee (CWC), but from the inside, they are PWC (Pakistan Working Committee)," Patra said in a press conference.
Notably, the rivalry between Sarma and Gogoi has escalated into a full-blown social media battle, with both leaders using online platforms to trade barbs and accusations. The political slugfest comes during the ongoing Panchayat elections.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has strongly criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of politicising the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam and "indulging in petty politics."
BJP Assam Pradesh President Dilip Saikia on Monday demanded that Akhil Gogoi should be barred from contesting any future elections due to his extremist communal remarks that could destroy social harmony.