‘Has Pakistan Hyperlinks’: Assam CM Seeks Gaurav Gogoi’s Elimination From Anti-Terror Outreach Delegation – News18

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With out naming Gogoi, who’s the Congress’ deputy chief within the Lok Sabha, Sarma mentioned that the previous should not be included within the “delicate and strategic task”.

In an oblique trace in direction of Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday urged the Congress get together to drop the state’s MP from the checklist of 4 lawmakers nominated by the grand previous get together for the delegations to be despatched overseas to current India’s stance on terrorism originating from Pakistan.

With out naming Gogoi, who’s the Congress’ deputy chief within the Lok Sabha, Sarma mentioned that the previous shouldn’t be included within the “delicate and strategic task”.

“One of many MPs named within the checklist ( from Assam ) has not denied his extended keep in Pakistan—reportedly for 2 weeks—and credible paperwork present that his spouse was drawing wage from a Pakistan-based NGO whereas working in India,” he mentioned in a publish on X.

He additional urged the senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to revoke the title of Gogoi “within the curiosity of nationwide safety,” citing the latter’s household’s alleged hyperlinks with Pakistan.

“Within the curiosity of nationwide safety and past partisan politics, I urge Chief of Opposition Sri Rahul Gandhi to not embody this particular person in such a delicate and strategic task,” Sarma added.

Congress has nominated the names of Anand Sharma, a former Cupboard Minister; Gaurav Gogoi, Deputy Chief of the get together within the Lok Sabha; Dr. Syed Naseer Hussain, a Rajya Sabha MP; and Raja Brar, a Lok Sabha MP, for inclusion within the delegations being despatched overseas to current India’s stance on terrorism originating from Pakistan.

The central authorities has chosen seven lawmakers to guide delegations overseas as a part of its effort to reshape the worldwide narrative by presenting India’s proof and stance on the Pahalgam assault on to international governments and worldwide our bodies.

Every delegation will comprise Members of Parliament from varied political events, outstanding political figures, and seasoned diplomats, with the next MPs appointed to guide the seven delegations: Shashi Tharoor (INC), Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP), Sanjay Kumar Jha (JDU), Baijayant Panda (BJP), Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK), Supriya Sule (NCP), and Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena).

Sarma Vs Gogoi

Sarma has been making allegations in opposition to Gogoi over his alleged Pakistan hyperlinks via his British spouse Elizabeth Colburn,  and has claimed that the Jorhat MP had stayed for 15 days within the neighbouring nation with out informing authorities.

The BJP has additionally accused Gogoi’s spouse of getting hyperlinks with Pakistan and the ISI, a cost rejected by the deputy opposition chief within the Lok Sabha as “laughable and entertaining”.

The saffron camp had additional alleged that Gogoi had visited the Pakistan Excessive Fee after he was elected to Lok Sabha within the 2014 elections with out searching for permission from the Lok Sabha Speaker, Residence Ministry and different associated ministries. After his go to, Gogoi’s organisation ’Coverage for Youth’ wrote an article in a newspaper accusing BSF personnel of misbehaving with “unlawful ladies Bangladeshi intruders”.

Earlier in February, Sarma had raised questions on a gathering Gogoi held 10 years in the past with the then Pakistan Excessive Commissioner to India. The state authorities had fashioned a Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) to probe into the alleged interference of Pakistani nationwide Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, who’s claimed to have hyperlinks with Gogoi’s British spouse Elizabeth Colburn, in India’s inside affairs.

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