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Assam Protests Intensify Over Zubeen Garg’s Death With Marches in Mangaldai and Nalbari

Participants cast the singer’s legacy as a public trust requiring a transparent, time‑bound investigation.

Overview

  • The Youth Congress led a torch rally in Nalbari on Saturday night, drawing senior party figures including AIYC president Uday Bhanu and APYC president Jubeir Anam.
  • Police tried to stop the Nalbari procession from entering main roads, causing brief tensions before the rally concluded near Chamata Krishna Temple.
  • Speakers in Nalbari criticized authorities and vowed to continue the agitation until clear answers emerge about the circumstances of Zubeen Garg’s death.
  • On Friday evening, hundreds in Mangaldai held a peaceful candlelight march that included APCC leaders Pradip Sarkar, Abdur Rahim, and Anowar Hussain.
  • Protesters in both towns called for a fair, transparent, time‑bound probe and pledged to keep pressing for truth, with no new official findings reported.