Guwahati, May 26: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday raised concerns over national security following a claim by senior Congress leader Ripun Bora, alleging that the British wife of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi is on the payroll of the Pakistan Government.

In a post on X, Sarma termed it a “startling confession” and said the matter would be taken seriously. “If this is indeed true, it raises deeply alarming questions about national security. The continued presence of an individual linked to a hostile foreign state—right within the inner circles of a sitting Member of Parliament—poses a serious and unacceptable threat,” he stated.

Sarma added that the state government was previously unaware of such details and would now move to record Bora’s statement and initiate further action. “National security is non-negotiable,” he affirmed.