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Himanta&#8217;s false claim contradicts his own Facebook post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Commenting on <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/zubeen-was-like-the-kanchenjunga-in-assam-rahul-gandhi-pays-homage-to-late-singer-10313076\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s Assam visit<\/a> to pay homage to late singer Zubeen Garg and meet his family, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press conference on October 16 pointed out that the Congress MP was visiting the state 28 days after the singer&#8217;s passing. He also stated, &#8220;&#8230; No one came at all during Bhupen Hazarika\u2019s time, This time, for Zubeen, Rahul Gandhi is coming on the 28th day, and I welcome him.&#8221; He called it an &#8216;improvement&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Guwahati, Assam: On LoP Rahul Gandhi\u2019s state visit, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says, \u201cAfter 28 days, Rahul Gandhi is finally coming&#8230; During Bhupen Hazarika\u2019s time, no one from Congress showed up. Still, this time, for Zubeen, Rahul Gandhi is coming on the 28th day, and I welcome\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7F6VoqjqI4\">pic.twitter.com\/7F6VoqjqI4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IANS (@ians_india) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ians_india\/status\/1978844120157147492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Did No One from Congress Visit Assam after Bhupen Hazarika&#8217;s Death?<\/h4>\n<p>Sarma&#8217;s claim of &#8216;no one from Congress showing up&#8217; after the passing of legendary Assamese singer Bhupen Hazarika is false. This can be established by going through Sarma&#8217;s own Facebook timeline.\u00a0 On November 10, 2011, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/himantabiswasarma\/photos\/a.351040358982\/10150360838728983\/?type=3&amp;ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted an image<\/a> of Rahul Gandhi, who was the then general secretary of the Indian National Congress, paying his respects at the late singer&#8217;s Nizarapaar residence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/himantabiswasarma\/photos\/a.351040358982\/10150360838728983\/?type=3\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/himantabiswasarma\/photos\/a.351040358982\/10150360838728983\/?type=3\"><p>visited the Nizarapaar residence of BHUPENda, at Guwahati, today &#8211; went there to discuss about religious rituals&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/himantabiswasarma\">Himanta Biswa Sarma<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/himantabiswasarma\/photos\/a.351040358982\/10150360838728983\/?type=3\">Thursday 10 November 2011<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/delhi\/rahul-gandhi-meets-bhupen-hazarika-s-son-in-guwahati\/story-0zUv8fFlYrfJI3CmBCCD9O_amp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hindustan Times report<\/a> from November 9, 2011, four days after Hazarika&#8217;s passing, Gandhi met his son Tej Hazarika in Guwahati to offer his condolences. Bhupen Hazarika was cremated the same day. Gandhi was reportedly visiting northeastern states at the time. He flew down to Guwahati to meet the family members of Bhupen Hazarika and spent an hour at their ancestral house.<\/p>\n<p>A Facebook page named &#8216;A tribute to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=172684246159785&amp;set=pb.100082874141103.-2207520000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted a photo<\/a> of Rahul Gandhi with the singer&#8217;s son on November 10, 2011.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-306360 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/494717588_9671406492954132_1552202715190849401_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/494717588_9671406492954132_1552202715190849401_n.jpg 307w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/494717588_9671406492954132_1552202715190849401_n-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the time, Assam chief minister and Congress leader Tarun Gogoi had also visited Hazarika\u2019s Nizarapar residence to convey his condolences to the bereaved family personally. He paid his respects to the late singer by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/hazarikas-cremation-rescheduled-for-wednesday\/article2608925.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">placing a wreath<\/a> on the glass-covered mortal remains of Bhupen Hazarika. He also laid wreaths on behalf of the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commenting on Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s Assam visit to pay homage to late singer Zubeen Garg and meet his family, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press conference on October 16 pointed out that the Congress MP was visiting the state 28 days after the singer&#8217;s passing. 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