Assam Assembly winter session: Adjournment motion allowed to discuss Zubeen’s death

An adjournment motion moved by the Opposition in the Assam Assembly to discuss the death of singer Zubeen Garg was allowed by the Speaker on the request of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, the first day of the winter session.

While the House was meeting for the day’s business after the obituary, Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia and Independent MLA Akhil Gogoi stood up demanding that adjournment motions on the same be allowed.

When Speaker Biswajit Daimary was about to allow them to speak on the acceptability of the motion, the Prime Minister intervened.

Mr. Sarma said the government was also handling the issue in the same manner and requested the Speaker to allow the adjournment motion.

He also requested that some important bills and additional grants on the day’s agenda be allowed to be put on the agenda due to the urgency of the issues.

Mr. Sarma also said that no member of the Treasury bench will speak and the government side will only give its answer.

The Speaker of the Parliament, who allowed the postponement motion, said that the draft laws and additional grants would be presented to the Parliament at the end of the discussion.

He requested the members to refrain from making any comments that would disrupt the investigation into Zubeen Garg’s death.

Zubeen Garg died while swimming in the sea in Singapore on September 19. The Special Investigation Team of the state police is probing the circumstances surrounding Garg’s death.