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.”