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The CM has also not backed off from the issue, saying in the assembly that it is \u201con the record\u201d that Zubeen was murdered. He has accused Congress of turning the singer\u2019s memorial into a political arena, and has vowed not to visit the site until elections end.Akhil Gogoi, peasant leader-turned-Raijor Dal president, has said the probe has been converted into a political show, and govt is \u201cdramatising\u201d Zubeen\u2019s death to gain sympathy before the polls.Congress in its manifesto promised to ensure justice for Zubeen within 100 days if elected to office. Sarma called the party\u2019s move to include the tragedy in its poll promises a \u201csin\u201d. MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit back, saying committing to pursue justice within a timeframe should not be viewed as political opportunism.The state coroner in Singapore had concluded that Zubeen\u2019s death was \u201csimply due to an unfortunate and tragic accidental drowning\u201d and that no one had forced, coerced, or pushed him into the water. Directly addressing a concern raised by Zubeen\u2019s wife, Garima Saikia Garg, about the Singapore Police Coast Guard\u2019s finding that there was no foul play, state coroner Adam Nakhoda said that the cops had conducted a comprehensive and thorough investigation.The opposition parties maintained that the \u201cmystery\u201d of Zubeen\u2019s death had remained unsolved, particularly with investigating agencies in India and Singapore arriving at different conclusions.The CM, however, said there was \u201cno difference\u201d between the Singapore verdict and the state police\u2019s chargesheet, and the case here wo-uld be \u201cstrengthened\u201d as it bolstered the view that the singer was forced to drink alcohol and coaxed to go for a swim.Last week, Gogoi doubled down on his accusations, clai-ming the probe had been \u201cnegligent\u201d because of Sarma\u2019s links to \u201cthose responsible\u201d.For \u2018Zubeen da\u2019s\u2019 fans, though, none of this is currying favour.Pradip Sharma, secretary of Zubeen Kshetra Pariskar Parisalana and Tadarak Committee, says politicians have started making trips to the memorial \u201cbut this will not have any effect on the people of Assam or on the polls\u201d.Nitu Moni Das, a local, says, \u201cHe always stood with the people of Assam, not with the politicians. We just want to know how the tragedy happened.\u201dJayanta Sarma points out that Zubeen himself had said \u2018Politics Nokoriba Bandhu\u2019. \u201cHow can we tolerate people politicising his death?\u201d he says. Jayanta\u2019s visits to the memorial on weekends have become a ritual.For those across Assam who adored him, Zubeen\u2019s death is not a blame game but a wave of grief that has united them. Hundreds throng the shrine every day; this number runs into thousands on holidays. They offer earthen lamps, gamosas and flowers. Some perform pujas and the Tadarak committee helps th-em with everything they need.Malati Medhi, a committee member, comes every day. She finishes her household chores in the morning and rushes over to offer \u201cwhatever assistance\u201d she can.\u201cNone of the people working here have specific roles. We take care of the site together,\u201d says Paban Kalita, another member.Krishna Kamal Saikia, who travelled overnight from Dibrugarh, says he comes every month. \u201cZubeen da was not just a musician but a pure soul. He did so much for the state and its people. Paying our respects is the least we can do,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n
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Construction has begun on a permanent memorial; a boundary wall is also being built. \u201cThe shrine is difficult to maintain during monsoon. A concrete structure will help,\u201d says committee president Deben Das, adding, \u201cThe boundary wall is also an urgent requirement in order to prevent trespassing.\u201dA committee member says, \u201cMaybe it will keep netas out of this sacred place.\u201d<\/div>\n\nSource link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guwahati: \u2018Politics Nokoriba Bandhu (Don\u2019t do politics, my friend),\u2019 sang Zubeen Garg in 2019, seven…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10285,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[25483,724,723,719,720,721,25481,722,16865,25482,25480],"class_list":["post-10284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-assam-election-campaign","tag-breaking-news","tag-google-news","tag-india","tag-india-news","tag-india-news-today","tag-justice-for-zubeen","tag-today-news","tag-zubeen-garg","tag-zubeen-kshetra","tag-zubeen-memorial"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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