Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma accuses Congress MP Gourav Gogoi's British wife, Elizabeth Colburn, of having links with Pakistan and the ISI. Sarma alleges Colburn's association with Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, an advisor to the Pakistan Planning Commission. Gogoi dismisses these claims as laughable, asserting BJP's dependence on spreading lies amid their own allegations.
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