Guwahati : Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday dismissed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on alleged Pakistani links involving Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi as “baseless and diversionary”, accusing the BJP-led Assam government of using it to deflect attention from serious land-related allegations involving individuals close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing the Constitution Rally at Shastri Ghat, Khera alleged that the ruling party had been running a sustained campaign of misinformation for over a year and had now produced a “so-called SIT report” to shift focus away from uncomfortable questions.

“They have been speaking nonsense for the past year and have now produced a so-called SIT report. Serious allegations exist against them, including the transfer of vast tracts of land to people close to the Prime Minister,” Khera said, claiming that nearly 1.5 lakh acres of land had allegedly been allotted under questionable circumstances.

Khera accused the BJP of deliberately targeting political opponents to distract the public from alleged irregularities related to land allotments and governance. He said the allegations against Gaurav Gogoi were politically motivated and timed to suit the ruling party’s electoral interests.

Strongly condemning the allegations made against former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and his family, Khera said the move had deeply hurt public sentiment in the state. Describing Tarun Gogoi as the architect of modern Assam, he accused the BJP of attempting to tarnish his legacy for political gain.

“Targeting the late Tarun Gogoi and his family is not just an attack on an individual but an insult to Assam itself. He laid the foundation of modern Assam, and these allegations are deeply hurtful to the Assamese people,” Khera said.

Reiterating the Congress party’s stand, Khera said the opposition would continue to raise questions over alleged land irregularities and oppose what it sees as the misuse of investigative agencies for political vendetta. He added that the party would not be deterred by what he described as attempts to intimidate or silence political dissent.