Overview
- Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged Gogoi was planted by a foreign power and dared him to file a defamation case.
- The chief minister linked his claim to purported connections involving Gogoi’s British wife, which Gogoi and the Congress reject.
- Sarma said proof would be shown only once the probe into singer Zubeen Garg’s case is completed.
- A Special Investigation Team led by Special DGP (CID) Munna Prasad Gupta submitted its report on September 10, though its contents have not been made public.
- Gogoi dismissed the accusations as baseless and mocked the claims, while the row intensifies ahead of Assam’s assembly elections next year.