GUWAHATI: Condemning the attack on Zubeen Garg, Assam health and finance minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that police would arrest the culprits soon.
“We condemn the incident.Commissioner of police has been given the responsibility in the case. The culprits will be arrested soon as the car number has been mentioned in the FIR,” Dr. Sarma said.
Meanwhile, minister Sarma also requested the people of Assam not to drag Zubeen Garg to any sort of political or other controversies. He opined that the cultural icon of the state should be given freedom to work for the art and culture of Assam.
“There are many people to do politics and agitation. I want Zubeen Garg to preserve the art and culture of Assam. I neither want him for Congress nor BJP,” Sarma said.
Minister Sarma said that no one should use the simplicity of Zubeen Garg for the sake of politics. Sarma also compared the lifetime of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika when he was fiercely criticised by a section of people despite his immense contribution to the cultural arena of the state.