Assam CM slams Jairam over Gogoi's Pak links

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday engaged in a spat on social media platform X over allegations against Gaurav Gogoi and his wife having links with Pakistan. CM Sarma took a jibe at Ramesh and Gogoi in his social media post. While replying to Jairam Ramesh, CM Sarma on X wrote, "Who will be the former and present Chief Minister will be decided by the people of Assam -- not by you. I do not wish to remind you of the humiliating defeat Congress has faced since 2014.

However, as long as we hold office, we are bound by our oath to protect the security of the nation. Therefore, I also advise the concerned MP to move the court at the earliest so that at the very least, this issue can be discussed on a judicial platform. I wholeheartedly welcome legal action against me. The government of Assam is also initiating legal proceedings from today." The Chief Minister has called a Cabinet meeting on Sunday to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into Gaurav Gogoi and his wife Elizabeth Gogoi's Pakistan links and the state government is set to lodge an FIR against the Congress MP.