Guwahati, March 25: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma targeted opposition leader Lurin Jyoti Gogoi on Wednesday regarding his comments about seeking justice in the case of singer Zubeen Garg’s death. Sarma stated that Gogoi is “not a judge, but merely a candidate in elections.”
While campaigning in Lumding, the Chief Minister criticized Gogoi’s statement that if the opposition comes to power, justice would be delivered within 100 days. Sarma labeled this remark as politically motivated.
He asserted, “Lurin Jyoti Gogoi is not a judge; he is a candidate running for elections. Ensuring justice is not in the hands of political leaders but lies with the judiciary.”
Sarma further accused the opposition of trying to politicize a sensitive issue for electoral gain. He emphasized that ensuring justice is a legal process, and such promises cannot be made through politically timed statements. “Such remarks are misleading and aim to influence voters,” he added.
The Chief Minister questioned the true intentions behind Gogoi’s comments, suggesting that the opposition does not genuinely care about justice. “The opposition is not thinking about justice for Zubeen Garg. They are merely using his name for political advantage,” he stated.
Gogoi had previously claimed that if the opposition forms the government in Assam, justice in Zubeen Garg’s death case would be ensured within 100 days.
This verbal clash erupted following a ruling from a Singapore court, which concluded that Zubeen Garg’s death resulted from drowning near Lazarus Island last September. The court dismissed any suspicion of conspiracy or foul play in the cultural icon’s death.
According to media reports, after a thorough investigation by the Singapore Police Coast Guard, the state coroner Adam Nakoda determined that the death was a “tragic and unfortunate incident of drowning.”
Zubeen Garg had traveled to Singapore to participate in the “North East India Festival” and tragically passed away just a day before his scheduled performance on September 19.
Reports from Singapore indicate that Garg had gone on a yacht trip and entered the water near Lazarus Island. Witnesses testified in court that he had consumed alcohol before the incident and initially wore a life jacket when he first entered the water.
However, he later removed the life jacket and declined to wear it when he entered the water for the second time. Despite friends urging him to return to the yacht, Garg became unresponsive in the water. Attempts to revive him on the yacht were unsuccessful. A toxicology report presented during the hearing revealed a blood alcohol level of 333 mg per 100 ml, indicating significant alcohol consumption prior to entering the water.
The findings from the Singapore court largely align with previous statements from the Singapore Police Force, which had ruled out any conspiracy and attributed the cause of death to drowning after consuming alcohol and refusing to wear a life vest.
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