During the debate on Operation Sindoor in Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah gave information about the Pahalgam attack and the action of the security forces thereafter. In his speech, he targeted Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, former Home Minister P Chidambaram.
At the same time, Gaurav Gogoi, Deputy Leader of Lok Sabha also answered the questions raised in his speech. Gogoi was the first leader to speak in the debate on behalf of the Congress. In his retaliation speech, Amit Shah took a dig at Gogoi’s visit to Pakistan. With this pinch, the political rhetoric going on in Assam, which is being considered as the background of the political battle of the next year’s assembly elections.
Gogoi had asked, how did terrorists come to Pahalgam
In his speech, the Union Home Minister mentioned the changes that came after removing 370. He said that during the Congress era, the leaders of the Hurriyat Conference used to meet the Prime Minister in Delhi. We will not talk to Hurriyat. He also counted the list of terrorist organizations banned. Shah said that peace has not happened like this. Congress says that there is not a single infiltration? Targeting Gaurav Gogoi, he said that you have gone to Pakistan many times, have you ever gone to the border? Explain that during the speech in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi had questioned how five terrorists entered the high-quality sector like Pahalgam?
Congress used to call terrorists by giving visas-Shah
The Home Minister again said that you have ever gone to Pakistan through the border? Look at the difficulty of our soldiers, who stay in the mountain at minus 46 degrees and guard the river drains. If someone enters, he will be killed, will not survive. Responding to the criticisms of infiltration, Amit Shah said that there was no need to enter your time because he used to call a visa in your time. He took a pinch of Gaurav Gogoi that he comes here as you go to Pakistan. How can they ask us?
Gaurav Gogoi visited Pakistan in 2013
In Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had accused Gaurav Gogoi’s visit to Pakistan and his wife Elizabeth Kalbourne had a relationship with ISI. He had said that Kalbourne made 19 trips between India and Pakistan. His statement in Pakistan is still debated in Assam, while Gaurav Gogoi has given clarification on it. Gaurav Gogoi had said that his wife Elizabeth spent a year in Pakistan for a project related to climate change 14-15 years ago. She returned in 2013. During this, he made an official visit to Pakistan in 2013.
Himanta attacked after Amit Shah’s statement
On Tuesday too, after the comment of the Home Minister in Parliament, Assam CM Himant Biswa Sarma once again attacked Gaurav Gogoi. He wrote on X that Gaurav Gogoi is working for Pakistan. He alleged that Gogoi’s wife and children have foreign citizenship. He wrote that Gogoi is a stigma for Assam and can leave the country anytime. Let us know that assembly elections are going to be held in Assam in 2026. The Congress has made Gaurav Gogoi the state president of Assam Congress in view of the elections. In the next election, Himant Varsas Gogoi will compete there.