GUWAHATI: Following the arrest of country’s top journalist and Republic Media Network’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, Assam finance minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Arnab Goswami can not be compared with Akhil Gogoi. The minister said that exposing corruption is different from that of burning tyres on streets.
“Arnab Goswami is a journalist. Akhil Gogoi is an activist. Arnab Goswami is exposing corruption, he is exposing drug mafia. How can we compare burning tyre with that of Arnab Goswami. There is no question of comparison between the two,” Dr. Sarma said.
Dr. Sarma alleged that Arnab Goswami’s arrest has been encouraged by the drug mafias running amok in Maharashtra.
“The huge nexus of drug trade is going on in Maharashtra,” Sarma added.
