Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that Shyamkanu Mahanta, chief organiser of the North East India Festival, and any organisation associated with him will be prohibited from holding events in the state.

This comes days after Assamese singer Zubeen Garg died on September 19 in Singapore. Garg died during a yacht trip a day before he was set to perform at the three-day festival organised by Mahanta.

A death certificate issued by the Singaporean authorities on September 20 stated the cause of Garg’s death as drowning. He was cremated with state honours and a 21-gun salute at Kamarkuchi village, about 20 km from Guwahati, on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, Sarma said that the state government will not provide any financial grant, advertisement or sponsorship t

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