[Assam] CM speaks on his alleged property in the US, rubbishes owning 5 houses in US

[Babul Gogoi]

CM speaks on his alleged property in the US, rubbishes owning 5 houses in US

Taking strong exception to RTI activist and KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi’s claim
that Tarun Gogoi's wife, daughter and son-in-law owned five houses in the
US, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday, while addressing the press, said he
will file defamation and criminal cases against Akhil Gogoi. Akhil Gogoi
Saturday had shown photographs of some properties before the press which he
claimed to be of the CM’s.Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) leader Akhil
Gogoi had alleged that Gogoi's wife Dolly, their daughter and son-in-law
acquired five houses in the US valued at Rs 17.18 crore with public money.
When asked about those photographs Tarun Gogoi said, "In forty years of my
political career, there has never been such baseless allegation against me.
One of the photos is of my son-in-law's hostel building in Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) in USA where he studied. The rest are photos
of houses he had rented there." Tarun Gogoi said, "My wife and daughter are
not in politics. Why is Akhil dragging in their names? My wife can never own
a house in the US as Indians are not allowed to buy property there. For this
crime she will go to jail."