Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi will visit Guwahati on October 17 to pay tribute to Assam’s iconic singer Zubeen Garg, whose untimely death has left the state in mourning.

“Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Guwahati to honour Assam’s beloved artist and the voice of the people, Zubeen Garg,” said Bedabrata Bora, chairperson of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee’s Media Cell.

Bora said that during his visit, Gandhi is expected to travel to Sonapur, where Garg’s last rites were performed, and later visit the singer’s residence to offer condolences to his family.

Zubeen Garg, aged 52, passed away on September 19 while swimming in Singapore. The Assam government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the circumstances surrounding his death.

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