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Assam Honors Zubeen Garg With Statewide Tributes as Centre Clears Prosecution in Death Case

Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s Section 208 BNSS sanction enables Assam to file a chargesheet by December 10.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the central sanction under Section 208 of the BNSS to proceed against the accused in Garg’s death in Singapore.
  • Sarma said the state will submit a chargesheet by December 10, describing the nod as a crucial step toward trial.
  • A bust of Zubeen Garg was unveiled at his Kahilipara residence, with his father Kapil Borthakur and wife Garima Saikia Garg leading a deeply emotional ceremony after midnight vigils.
  • AASU led multi‑day commemorations featuring art camps, cycle rallies and widespread Nahor sapling plantations, while BJP held blood donation drives and Congress hosted an evening remembrance programme.
  • BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary laid the foundation for a proposed Zubeen Garg Park in Kokrajhar estimated at ₹25–30 crore, as mass choruses were organized in Silchar and Kokrajhar to sing “Mayabini.”