India, Feb. 5 -- Hours after Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi alleged that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's family had grabbed around 12,000 bighas (over 3,960 acres) of land, the CM on Wednesday announced that he will file a defamation case against top Congress leaders for making "false and malicious" statements.

"I am initiating civil and criminal defamation proceedings on 9 February 2026 against @JitendraSAlwar, @bhupeshbaghel, @GauravGogoiAsm and @DsaikiaOfficial for making false, malicious and defamatory statements against me in today's press conference," Sarma said in a post on X.

Gogoi made the allegations against the CM during a press conference at the state Congress headquarters here. It was also addressed by Leader of the...