Overview

• Gogoi argued that normalcy has not returned to Manipur and noted the absence of an elected government, urging that the visit not be treated as a finish line.
• He called on Narendra Modi to apologize to Manipur’s people for not visiting the state over the past two years.
• The Congress leader criticized the MHA’s Immigration and Foreigners’ (Exemption) Order, 2025 as undermining the Assam Accord, while the order permits persecuted minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who entered India by December 31, 2024 to stay.
• He referenced Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s statement that a state SIT will submit its report on alleged links involving Pakistan national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh on September 10, a probe tied to accusations against Gogoi and his family that he has rejected.
• He made the remarks at an event for INDIA bloc vice-presidential nominee B. Sudershan Reddy, saying the former Gauhati High Court Chief Justice understands Northeast concerns.