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GUWAHATI
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma connected Saturday (September 27, 2025) said the radical of the State could ballot the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retired successful 2026 if the authorities failed to present justness successful the lawsuit of singer-composer Zubeen Garg’s mysterious decease successful Singapore connected September 19.
The predetermination to the 126-member Assam Assembly is owed by May 2026.
In a societal media broadcast, the Chief Minister said that the radical could punish him if helium failed to supply justness to Garg. “Why would you ballot for america successful 2026 if we cannot guarantee justness to Zubeen?” helium said.
Mr. Sarma reminded the radical of his six-year-old connection that definite individuals were misguiding Garg, a “national treasure” equivalent to taste icons Jyotiprasad Agarwala, Bishnu Prasad Rabha, and Bhupen Hazarika.
The Chief Minister appealed to Garg’s agitated fans to not crook Assam into Nepal by venting their choler connected the streets. Seeking patience, helium said the Special Investigation Team was doing its occupation diligently and astatine a accelerated pace.
He besides said a Look Out Notice has been issued via Interpol against Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma and lawsuit organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, who took the precocious vocalist to Singapore. “They volition not beryllium capable to exit India done immoderate airport, seaport, oregon onshore border,” Mr. Sarma said.
The Chief Minister added that 8 non-resident Indians based successful Singapore, believed to beryllium linked to Garg’s death, person been directed to look earlier the bureau of the Criminal Investigation Department successful Guwahati for questioning.
Earlier, the State authorities banned Mr. Mahanta and organisations associated with him from holding immoderate taste oregon nationalist events successful Assam.
