Guwahati: Assam Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia on Monday urged Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary to form a multi-party committee of the House to investigate the death of singer Zubeen Garg.
In his letter to the Speaker, Saikia stated that Zubeen Garg’s death in Singapore under “mysterious circumstances” has deeply disturbed the people of Assam and raised numerous unanswered questions.
People are confused about the many loopholes in the version of the state government, the possibility of a conspiracy, poor security arrangements abroad, lack of medical facilities when his condition was critical, absence of accurate information to his family and public, and details of probe by Singaporean authorities, the Congress leader said.
”His family and people want to know the truth and the entire state is raising their voice in unison for #Justice for Zubeen. We as elected representatives have the responsibility in ensuring this and must take the lead in this matter,” Saikia added.
He noted that the Constitution provides for the formation of a House committee to examine matters of significant public interest.
”The death of the singer in mysterious circumstances with conspiracy theories doing the rounds is an apt case for setting up a House committee to inquire into the matter. There have been examples in the past when such a committee has been set up,” Saikia said.
He emphasized that representatives from all recognised political parties should be included in the committee to ensure it functions independently and remains free from the influence of any single party.
The committee should be empowered to summon witnesses, examine relevant documents and evidence, coordinate with the Singaporean authorities and the right to have access to all information related to the incident, Saikia added.
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A time frame for the completion of the inquiry and submission of the report should also be fixed, he added.
Saikia urged the Speaker to take up the matter on priority and constitute the committee without delay.
