The entire Assam on Saturday plunged in to a pall of gloom when the news of Dr Bhupen Hazarika's death was spreading like wild fire.
His family members have been camping in Mumbai after he was rushed to the hospital in June.
President Pratibha Patil led the nation to condole the death of the maestro. Vice President Dr Hamid Ansari, Prime minister Manmohan Singh, Assam Governor JB Patnaik and Chief minister Tarun Gogoi have mourned Dr Hazarika’s death. Gogoi said,"his loss is a great loss for the country. His music was universal.”
His long time associate and film maker Kalpana Lajmi who was beside Hazarika till the end of the moment said,” his spirit was great, but what to do, his body gave way. It is a very difficult time for all of us. The doctors did a wonderful job.”
Condolence and prayer meetings are being held across the state in the evening. Fans and well wishers across the state came out on the streets singing his popular songs and holding street corner prayer meetings by lighting earthen lamps.
Meanwhile, the Assam government is gearing up for his last rites in Guwahati on Wednesday or Thursday.
PermalinkSubmitted by Mohan on Mon, 07/11/2011 - 17:38
A great talent of our nation.
Loved all his songs, and his spirit.
I don't know Assamese, but I'd love to
learn it, thanks to Dr Bhupen Hazarika ji.
From south of our nation, I share the grief and hope lot of new talents come out from Assam. Namaste.
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Army would seize arms in BTAD areas which would help the violence-hit areas to build confidence among the fear-stricken people. The government has already made it clear that miscreants responsible violence would be identified and action will be taken against them.
Amid violent bandhs chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said that these would only complicate the situation. Talking to reporters in Guwahati he said that the time was not proper to call bandhs. “Instead of bringing calm, bandhs only increase the temper and also affect the economy,” he said. Gogoi deplored that some parties have failed to keep his request made during the all-party meeting of August 17 to refrain from any provocative statements for two months.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday appeal to the political parties and organizations to refrain from calling bandhs saying that these wont help the matters. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Tuesday, he accused the BJP and AIUDF of making provocative statements which fuels the cycle of violence in the state. He said called upon leaders of the two parties to restrain their cadres.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday calls BTAD violence unacceptable and that no government can ignore such treacherous activities. Addressing a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party she said that strict action would be taken against those who are mongering trouble in the state. She said that every effort should be made to ensure that people still living in camps return to their homes as quickly as possible.
A police officer was injured and his vehicle was burnt down during a string of violence in Nagaon on Tuesday. The sporadic incident took place in Kampur where police and CRPF jawans clashed with a group of bandh supporters in the town before curfew was clamped to bring the situation under control. The police official managed to escape from the spot but his vehicle was burnt down. In Bongaigaon at least 15 people have been injured when police resorted to blank-firing to disperse a group of bandh supporters in Abhayapuri who blocked the national road. Indefinite curfew was clamped in Aambagan where a local Congressman was injured in attack.
Two persons were killed and 12 others have been a vehicle carrying them rammed into a rail line during the 12-hour Assam bandh on Tuesday. The incident took place when a section of bandh supporters pelted stones at the vehicle before it lost control on way to Tinsukia from Dibrugarh. The injured have been rushed to the hospital.
One person was killed and many others have sustained injury when a group of youths clashed with some businessman in Barpeta Road areas on Tuesday during the statewide Assam bandh. A section bandh supporters burnt down some shops in the area forcing the district administration to impose indefinite curfew in the area.
Army will rein in the situation. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Tuesday, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that police will help army bring the situation under control. Gogoi has appealed to both the sides to exercise maximum restrain. According to him, it would help the state restore normalcy in the violence-hit areas. He further appealed to the political parties and organizations to refrain from making any provocative statements.
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