Rahul Gandhi Pays Tribute To Zubeen Garg in Guwahati
Mr Gandhi who was received by Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Rahul Gandhi went to Mr Garg’s memorial in Komarkuchi, Sonapur. Mr Gandhi offered a 'gamosa', the traditional Assamese scarf, and a wreath at the platform where the singer was cremated
Guwahati: Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday visited Assam to pay tribute to singer Zubeen Garg at the site where his last rites were performed at Sonapur on the outskirts of Guwahati.
Mr Gandhi who was received by Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Rahul Gandhi went to Mr Garg’s memorial in Komarkuchi, Sonapur. Mr Gandhi offered a 'gamosa', the traditional Assamese scarf, and a wreath at the platform where the singer was cremated.
Apart from Mr Gogoi, he was accompanied by AICC general secretary and Assam in-charge Jitendra Singh, leader of the opposition in the legislative assembly Debabrata Saikia and other senior state leaders of the party.
Mr Gandhi also visited the residence of Mr Garg to meet his wife Ms Garima Saikia Garg. The Congress leader also planted a 'nahor' (Indian rose chestnut) sapling, which the singer was fond of, at the cremation ground.
Meanwhile, amid the alleged efforts by the opposition parties to corner the ruling BJP in Assam over investigation into Zubeen Garg's death, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said,
“Congress leader has found time after 28 days of the incident but I still welcome him. We expected a senior leader of the Congress, be it Rahul Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi to attend Zubeen Garg's cremation but they did not come.”
The opposition parties including Congress have been demanding that the investigation be handed over to the CBI. In a related development a two-member team of the SIT probing the death of singer Zubeen Garg will visit Singapore and meet officials there on October 21. The Singapore authorities granted the permission after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar talked to authorities in the country. The Assam government has also decided to appoint a special public prosecutor exclusively for the Zubeen Garg death case. The state cabinet on Thursday decided to request Gauhati High Court to set up a fast track court for speedy trial of the case.
