Guwahati, Nov 4: Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of “staging a drama in the name of justice” over the death of singer Zubeen Garg.

Gogoi claimed that the investigation into the case has been reduced to a political spectacle intended to sway public sentiment ahead of the upcoming elections.

Speaking to reporters at the residence of late Maniram Dutta, father of Chhatra Mukti Sangram Samiti president Pappu Dutta, Gogoi alleged that the Chief Minister’s recent remarks about declaring Zubeen Garg’s death a “murder case” and promising a chargesheet by December 8 were “nothing but theatrics” meant to win public trust.

“The Chief Minister will not deliver justice to Zubeen Garg. H

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