Himanta Alleges Gaurav Gogoi, Wife's 'Deeper Connection' with Pak Agent, FCRA Violation

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CNBC TV18•08-02-2026, 20:02
Himanta Alleges Gaurav Gogoi, Wife's 'Deeper Connection' with Pak Agent, FCRA Violation
- •Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma accused Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, his British wife Elizabeth Colburn, and Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh of a "deeper connection" and passing secret information to Pakistan.
- •Sarma alleged FCRA rules were violated as Colburn's salary was paid by Sheikh while she worked in India for LEAD Pakistan and later LEAD India.
- •The CM claimed Gogoi made a "very confidential" visit to Pakistan in 2013, possibly for "training," and later asked sensitive questions in Lok Sabha.
- •Sarma recommended a national probe by the MHA, stating Assam Police cannot investigate the international conspiracy.
- •Gaurav Gogoi dismissed Sarma's press conference as a "super flop" and "worse than a C-grade cinema," calling the allegations "mindless and bogus."
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