Congress' Gaurav Gogoi vs Himanta Sarma Over ISI Links Charge Against Wife | Read

Amid allegations that his wife had links with the Pakistani spy agency, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has ripped into Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of trying to divert the attention since he is afraid of losing next year's state elections. The controversy erupted last week after the BJP alleged Elizabeth Coleburn, wife of Mr Gogoi, had ties with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), while working in Islamabad under Tauqeer Sheikh, a former advisor to the Planning Commission of Pakistan.

Mr Sarma, the BJP's most prominent face in the northeast, said yesterday Mr Gogoi's wife will be probed over her alleged links with the ISI as well as for participating in election campaigns despite being a British citizen. He also claimed that Mr Gogoi may have been "trapped unintentionally" in the matter and called for his wife's visa to be revoked.