New Delhi, June 17 -- Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has urged Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to investigate the matter related to the explosion at the ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) oil rig in Assam's Sivasagar.

In his post on social media platform X, Gaurav Gogoi mentioned that the ONGC officials have not been able to find the leak for the past five days, and just before the explosion, a private company was allowed to work in the zone.

The Congress MP said that the people of Assam want to avoid a repeat of the Oil India Baghjan oil well blowout, which took place in 2020. Gogoi asked that it took six months to stop the Baghjan oil well blowout, then how long will it take in Sivasagar.

"I urge the Union Petroleum Ministe...