Saikia's statement comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Guwahati to inaugurate the new terminal building at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport here, where he claimed that he is fixing "decades old mistakes" of the Congress party.
"Today, I am not saying Zubeen Garg's death is an accident, it is a murder. We will have to submit the chargesheet of Zubeen Garg murder case before December 17. I have given the target to submit the chargesheet by December 8. We are ready," he said.
Speaking to ANI, Saikia said, "Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is giving irresponsible statements and not taking adequate action against anti-India activities; he should be held accountable."
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the state government will file a charge sheet in Assamese Superstar Zubeen Garg's death case.
Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia wrote a letter to Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, urging a transparent and thorough investigation into the death of singer Zubeen Garg. Saikia requested a coroner's inquiry into the death of Garg.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed the Congress and Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi for demanding the transfer of the probe into renowned singer Zubeen Garg's death from the Assam Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Zubeen Garg passed away in Singapore on September 19 after an alleged drowning incident. His body was flown to Delhi and later transported to Assam on a commercial flight that landed in Guwahati on Sunday morning. Garg was in Singapore for the Northeast India Festival.
Addressing a joint press conference at Rajiv Bhavan in Guwahati, Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia and former Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora strongly criticised the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led state government, and the BJP ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), calling them "ant