Responding to the constitution of the eight-member High-Level Committee on the possibility of simultaneous elections in the Country, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday said that this was done just to "divert" attention and that the issue will automatically vanish in the coming two weeks.
Rajasthan Congress Screening Committee President Gaurav Gogoi along with other party leaders held a meeting in Jaipur in view of the upcoming assembly elections in the state on Monday.
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Wednesday said that the repeated claim of peace and stability settling in Manipur made by the government is far from truth.
Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said that the BJP is trying to cover up the misgovernance of the Central government by blaming Rahul Gandhi.
The Highlanders put up a dominant display in the second half to secure a comeback win. Goals from Ibson Melo, Romain Philippoteaux and Parthib Gogoi helped the Highlanders become the second team to progress from Group D.
"BJP in Assam has become a den of criminals, repeat offenders and syndicate-linked people. Lurid details about BJP members taking money for jobs is coming to light. Unfortunately a female member committed suicide recently. We need to save our Assamese sisters from BJP," Gaurav Gogoi said.
The Congress leader further said the entire opposition decided to walk out, as the Prime Minister failed to speak on Manipur, wrestlers’ harassment, Chinese intrusions, national security and inflation.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday reacted to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark on Manipur ethnic violence in the Lok Sabha a day earlier.
Gogoi said that the government cannot see the plight of the Manipur people.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reply on the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha today, Congress MP Manickam Tagore said that they (opposition) hope that PM answers the questions raised by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on the first day of the motion.
As the Opposition is demanding the Centre to sack Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Shah while replying to a no-confidence motion in Lom Sabha today said that the CM is cooperating with the Centre to restore peace there.
Amit Shah was speaking in Lok Sabha during the debate on a no-confidence motion against his government which was moved by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi earlier.
"Union Minister Amit Shah set up a peace committee- how many meetings did it have? Manipur's Department of Home has registered an FIR against the Assam Rifles. The Assam Rifles is under Amit Shah. What double-engine govt is working?..." said Gogoi.