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TopicGaurav Gogoi

Topic: Gaurav Gogoi

0 bypoll wins, bastion Samaguri lost, bleak outlook for Congress in Assam amid murmurs of ‘arrogance’

NDA secured wins in all 5 seats. Outcome raised questions on Congress’s position in Assam political landscape even as party leaders said they were confident of good show in 2026 polls.

Gaurav Gogoi to be Congress’ deputy leader in Lok Sabha

Along with Gogoi's appointment, eight-time MP from Kerala Kodikunnil Suresh was named the party's chief whip. Manickam Tagore & Mohammad Jawed will be the party's whips in LS.

BJP leadership has ‘totally alienated’ ideological base, says Congress MP-elect Gaurav Gogoi

Referring to Himanta Biswa Sarma as his ‘star campaigner’, Gogoi alleges Assam CM is 'amassing properties and wealth with political blessings of a powerful Union Minister'.

Tea tribes’ woes & Tarun Gogoi legacy — in Assam’s Jorhat, Gaurav Gogoi fights Himanta’s might

Congress is hoping that the abiding goodwill for his father, and Gaurav Gogoi's own performance as an MP, will lead him to victory, despite BJP’s stronghold in Assam.

‘Not the western kind’ — as Lok Sabha discusses Ram Mandir, Congress attempts to define secularism

Opening discussion in Lok Sabha on behalf of Congress, Gaurav Gogoi says: ‘We believe in secularism but not the western definition of it. We believe in Sarva Dharma Samabhava.'

Gaurav Gogoi moves adjournment motion in LS, seeks to discuss Assam govt’s air travel expenses

The Congress MP called it 'concerning' that over Rs 58 crore have been spent on CM Sarma and his aides' travel, says money spent for non-govt purposes violates EC code of conduct.

Gogoi-Himanta row: Assam CM’s wife breaks silence on subsidy allegation, threatens defamation case

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi keeps up attack on couple, produces minister Piyush Goyal's reply in Parliament where he had listed approved projects under PM Kisan Sampada Yojana.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says Himanta ‘helped wife’s firm get Rs 10-cr govt subsidy’, Assam CM denies

Gogoi has alleged that Riniki Bhuyan Sharma’s company Pride East Entertainments Private Limited received the Rs 10 crore from food processing ministry as part of credit linked subsidy.

Numbers against us but had to go for no-confidence as PM won’t discuss Manipur, says Gaurav Gogoi

Congress MP says govt trying to create 'a context in Parliament where issue of Manipur is diluted', adds Modi 'continued to ignore Parliament' & has spoken on Manipur only outside it.

Assamese culture superior to RSS ideology, don’t need Sangh lessons on cow, Gaurav Gogoi says

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, in an interview with ThePrint, says Assam's Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 is an attempt to distract people from the mismanagement of Covid and economic distress.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?