Overview
- Raising the matter during Zero Hour, the Congress deputy leader from Jorhat paid tribute to Garg and demanded accountability.
- He cited the Assam government's assertion of murder and asked how such a crime happened at an MEA and Indian High Commission event in Singapore.
- Garg died on September 19 during a yacht outing, a day before a scheduled performance tied to the diplomatic programme.
- Gogoi urged a posthumous Bharat Ratna, portraying Garg as a cultural force who unified Assam across generations.
- The parliamentary push followed a Congress High Command review where senior leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, were briefed on the probe’s progress.