Published on : 25 Oct 2025, 6:45 am

Guwahati: Assam Congress Chief Gaurav Gogoi on Friday night defied the government’s newly issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) restricting public visits to Zubeen Kshetra after 10 PM. Gogoi arrived at the memorial site past the stipulated hour, joining hundreds of people who had assembled to demand the withdrawal of the restrictions.

Addressing the crowd, Gogoi said, “Every one of us has grown up with Zubeen’s music and films. When we saw the trailer of his film Roi Roi Binale, emotions ran high again. Zubeen Kshetra is a sacred space for Assam. No government order can dictate our respect and devotion. It is the government’s duty to honour, not restrict, the people’s emotions.”

He further criticised the government’s SOP, calling it

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