New Delhi, Dec 3: Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, on Wednesday, raised the demand for justice into the death of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg, urging the Centre to confer the highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, on the late artiste.

“We request the Government of India to give the highest civilian honour — the Bharat Ratna — to late Zubeen Garg,” Gogoi told the Lower House.

He brought up the matter during Zero Hour, calling Garg “one of the greatest sons of Assam” and questioning the circumstances surrounding his mysterious death in Singapore.

Gogoi said Garg died on September 19, on the eve of a performance scheduled at an event organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian High Commission in Singapore.

“If the Assam government is calling

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