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Congress Deputy Chief in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi on Monday questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t pay tributes to Assam’s cultural icon, Zubeen Garg, throughout his latest journey to the State.

Mr. Modi was in Assam on December 20 and 21 to inaugurate key developmental initiatives, together with the brand new airport terminal in Guwahati and a fertilizer plant in Namrup in Higher Assam.

“The PM was in Assam for 2 days, and addressed the individuals on a number of events. As anticipated, the speeches targeted on attacking the Congress get together and presenting a distorted model of Indian historical past,” Mr. Gogoi, who can also be the Assam Congress chief, mentioned in a put up on X.

“Nonetheless, it’s deeply sadly that the PM didn’t pay tributes to Garg,” he added.

Mr. Gogoi mentioned the PM neither met the household of Garg nor provided any phrases of empathy to the followers of the singer within the State.

He additionally introduced out contrasts between the visits of Mr. Modi’s and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. He  additionally sought to attract parallels between the PM’s Assam and Manipur visits.

“When the Prime Minister visited Manipur, the youth there felt as if they’re mere props in a drama. A drama by which Prime Minister Modi is the director, producer, technician and, in fact, the lead actor,” he mentioned.

“Alternatively, when the Chief of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi visited Assam, he paid tributes to Zubeen Da at Zubeen Khetra, met his household and demanded justice for him. The LoP visited Manipur not as soon as however twice. He met the survivors of the violence. In millennial phrases, Mr. Gandhi will get the Northeast,” Mr. Gogoi added.