Zubeen Garg's wife & sister cast votes; urge Assam voters to elect ideal government

Guwahati: Musician Zubeen Garg's wife and sister cast their votes in the Assam Assembly polls on Thursday and urged people to elect a government of their choice while hoping for expeditious delivery of justice in the death of the popular singer.

Garima Saikia Garg, who was recently hospitalised, was accompanied by her sister-in-law Palme Borthakur as they voted in Dispur constituency in Guwahati.

"It is our duty to vote, and that is why, though I am unwell, I have come to exercise my franchise," Garg said.

Asked about her husband's death case, she said, "We are fighting for his justice. We are hopeful that justice will be done in an expeditious manner."

Garg's sister Borthakur added, "We all have cast our votes. I urge all to cast vote as alert citizens so that we can have a good government of our choice."

The singer-composer had died while swimming in the sea on September 19 last year in Singapore, where he had gone to attend the North East India Festival. A Special Investigation Team of Assam Police's CID has probed his death and filed its charge-sheet in December, with a fast-track court now hearing the case.

Polling for the 126-member assembly began at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm. The votes will be counted on May 4.