Overview

• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on social media that the minor children of a sitting MP from the state are no longer Indian citizens, widely interpreted as a reference to Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi.
• The Congress has demanded specificity from Sarma, with its Kerala unit sarcastically asking if the remarks targeted prominent BJP leaders’ families instead.
• Gaurav Gogoi refuted the allegations, accusing Sarma of defaming Assamese women and pledging to defend his family’s honor against unverified claims.
• Sarma previously claimed to have evidence of Gogoi’s visits to Pakistan and Nepal and alleged foreign ties involving Gogoi’s wife, promising to release proof by September.
• The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee has filed police complaints against Sarma over derogatory remarks made during the recent panchayat election campaign.