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The BJP on Friday intensified his attack on Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, alleging that his wife had relations with ISI, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha asked questions in the House on maritime security at the behest of Pakistan High Commission. .
BJP leader Ajay Alok and Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi (file)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday fired guns in Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, claiming that later wife, Elizabeth Kalbourne, Pakistan’s spy agency ISI.
The saffron camp further alleged that the Congress MLA asked questions on maritime security in the Lok Sabha at the behest of the Pakistan High Commission.
What did BJP claim?
Addressing a press conference, BJP leader Ajay Alok fired guns in Jorhat MP and alleged that before marrying Gogoi in 2013, Kalbourne was a “ISI supporter” and he with Pakistan Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Ali Tauqer Sheikh Also worked.
“He has also worked with Senator Thom, who has close ties with George Soros. Elizabeth is associated with an organization called Caritas in Karitas, who is accused of adaptation to India. The organization receives money from USAID, which is part of the deep state, “he said.
In 2013, Congress leader and Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi married Elizabeth Kalbourne, who first worked with Ali Tauqir Sheikh, a Pakistan intelligence agency, supported by ISI. He has also worked with Senator Thom, who has close ties … pic.twitter.com/mowicwvaii– BJP Live (@Bjplive) 14 February, 2025
Alok demanded Congress President Mallikrajun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Gogoi demanded clarification on the matter.
“Did he know about this before marrying her? … was it a strategic marriage? Congress would have to answer the question in this issue. This is because the Congress has a national anti-national stance from the beginning Have done, “Alok said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also questioned Gogoi’s visit to West Bank, asking whether the journey was assisted by the US-based NGOs.
Did the Honorable MP had to go to places like Nablas, Ramallah, Hebron, Genin, Nazreth and Bethelham in West Bank with the help of US-based NGOs? We want details about this NGO due to serious national security concerns. We have a valid right to ask this question, “he said.
Did the Honorable MP visit places like Nablas, Ramallah, Hebron, Genin, Nazreth and Bethleham with the help of US-based NGOs? We want details about this NGO due to serious national security concerns. We have a valid right to ask this question. 14 February, 2025
Gogoi asked questions at the gesture of the Pak Embassy, BJP claims
The BJP spokesperson alleged that Gogoi visited the Pakistan High Commission after being elected Lok Sabha in 2014 elections without the permission of Lok Sabha Speaker, Home Ministry and other concerned ministries in the 2014 elections. After his visit, Gogoi’s organization ‘Policy for Youth’ wrote an article in a newspaper that accused BSF personnel of misbehaving with “illegal women Bangladeshi infiltrators”.
Gogoi also asked questions in the Lok Sabha like what is the ‘coastal maritime security situation? How many radars have been installed with the Indian coastline and how many more radars do we want to establish there? The BJP spokesperson said, it is on record.
“Ask these questions after receiving them from the Pakistan Embassy. What does it indicate? With whom was he sharing this information? Alok asked.
Gogoi hits back, threatens legal action
The MP from Jorhat threatened to take legal action against the saffron camp and take legal action against the party. He said in a post on X, “BJP has gone on extreme steps to discredit me and my family. Their allegations are malicious and baseless. I will take appropriate legal action.”
The BJP has gone on extreme steps to discredit me and my family. His allegations are malicious and baseless. I am taking appropriate legal action. – Gaurav Gogoi (@gauravgoiaasm) 14 February, 2025
Earlier on Thursday, CM Sarma questioned a meeting with the then Pakistan High Commissioner a decade ago a decade ago, and linked it to his wife Elizabeth Gogoi.
In a post on X, Sarma said, “In 2015, the Pakistani High Commissioner, Mr. Abdul Basit, a first-task member of Parliament to discuss India-Pakistan relations (MP) and his startup, policy Invited, policy for youth… Soon after, his startup published an article in Hindu, which criticized the handling of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants of the Border Security Force. A close examination of his parliamentary questions focused on sensitive defense matters … Interestingly, these events occurred immediately after their marriage to a British citizen with a professional background who raises further questions. . ,
Continuing to target Elizabeth, Sarma said he had “spent time in Pakistan, employed by an organization that was widely a front for inter-service intelligence (ISI).”
Rejecting the allegations as “laughing”, Gaurav Gogoi said on Thursday, “If my wife is an ISI agent of Pakistan, I am an R&D agent of India. I have no objection There are various cases and many are allegations against me.
Who is Elizabeth Gogoi?
Elizabeth Kolebourne was born in Elizabeth Gogo, UK, holding a master’s degree in the international political economy from the London School of Economics (LSE) and married Gaurav Gogoi in 2013.
He previously worked with Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN). According to his writer profile on the CDKN website, where his last article was before 2014, he coordinated the organization’s work in India and Nepal.
“Elizabeth joined CDKN in March 2011 with a background in climate change and development policy-making and research. This included working in the European Parliament on the 2009 European Union Climate Change Package interaction, and as a researcher at the Foreign Development Institute (ODI), given the Development Cooperation of the European Union. She also has an experience working for NGOs in the US Senate, United Nations Secretariat and Tanzania and South Africa, “reads the website.
(With input from agencies)
