Op Sindoor outreach: Himanta Sarma seeks removal of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, cites Pak links
PTC News Desk: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday called on Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, to remove one of the four Congress MPs nominated for the government’s foreign delegations aimed at presenting India’s position on terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
Though he did not mention Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi by name, Sarma clearly referred to the Jorhat MP, insisting he be excluded from the all-party delegations "in the interest of national security." Sarma once again raised allegations linking Gogoi to Pakistan through his British wife, Elizabeth Colburn.
"One of the MPs named in the list (from Assam) has not denied his prolonged stay in Pakistan - reportedly for two weeks - and credible documents show that his wife was drawing salary from a Pakistan-based NGO while working in India," Sarma said in a post on X.
"In the interest of national security and beyond partisan politics, I urge Leader of Opposition Sri Rahul Gandhi not to include this individual in such a sensitive and strategic assignment," Sarma said.
One of the MPs named in the list ( from Assam ) has not denied his prolonged stay in Pakistan—reportedly for two weeks—and credible documents show that his wife was drawing salary from a Pakistan-based NGO while working in India.
In the interest of national security and beyond… https://t.co/Y1thJAgMy8 — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 17, 2025
"We have informed he visits Pakistan... We have evidence that his wife was paid at least for two years by a Pakistan-based NGO. That NGO is very close to the ISI. How can that MP go outside and expose Pakistan under these circumstances? So I requested Rahul Gandhi through a tweet not to include him in their delegation," Sarma added further.
- With inputs from agencies
