Assam CM Sarma Presses Gaurav Gogoi to Disclose Alleged Assets Abroad

Overview

• At the BJP manifesto launch in Guwahati on Tuesday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma challenged Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi to reveal any properties and income linked to Pakistan and the United Kingdom.
• Sarma urged Gogoi to submit foreign asset details to the Election Commission or let four named journalists review transactions from what he claimed was his wife's old bank account in Pakistan.
• He cited a Pakistani TV debate that discussed Gogoi’s travel to the country and repeated earlier claims of links to Pakistan’s ISI, while saying a special investigation team is looking into the matter.
• He said he holds more serious allegations but will share them after the polls, and the reports do not present independent verification or a response from Gogoi.
• Sarma also attacked the Congress manifesto on land rights for so‑called 'Miya' settlers and predicted an NDA win of more than 90 seats, in a push that raises stakes because election affidavits require full disclosure of candidate and spouse assets.