Assam CM Renews Pakistan-Link Charge Against Gaurav Gogoi, Pledges Document Release by January End

Overview

• Speaking in Goreswar and later in Guwahati, Himanta Biswa Sarma said documents alleging Gaurav Gogoi’s links to Pakistan will be made public before the end of January.
• Sarma said a clarification under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act from the Union Home Ministry is pending, yet he intends to share available material with the press and send the rest to the Centre.
• He pointed to a state Special Investigation Team that submitted its report on September 10 into alleged interference by Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, who was claimed to have links to Gogoi’s British wife.
• Sarma has alleged that Gogoi’s wife had connections to Pakistan and collected classified intelligence reports, while Gogoi has rejected the accusations as baseless and demanded that any proof be produced.
• News18 reported that Sarma hinted the matter could be moved to a central investigative agency, a development playing into hardening political narratives ahead of the 2026 Assam Assembly elections.