Eminentintellectual Dr Hiren Gohain on Friday met Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS)leader Akhil Gogoi in Guwahati. Dr Gohain met Akhil, while NIA brought the KMSSleader to produce before the court.

Aftermeeting Gogoi at the court premises, Dr Gohain said that allegations againstAkhil Gogoi having Maoist links are false and baseless. "I have known Akhil forlong," said Dr Gohai, adding, "It doesn't mean that if anyone reads Maoistbooks have a relation with Maoists."

Theoctogenarian scholar has been in the forefront of the protest against theCitizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Assam.

It maybe mentioned here that a large number of KMSS members greeted Akhil with'Gamocha', while he was being produced at the NIA court in Guwahati.