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A first information report was recorded against Assamese singer Zubeen Garg for allegedly insulting Bharat Ratna, India's highest honor for a civilian. Vice President of Assam Kisan Morcha, Satya Ranjan Borah, said in a message posted on Facebook that he had filed suit against Garg for the song . Nokoriba Bandhu Politics (not engaging in politics) at the Lanka Police Station in Hojai District, Assam Saturday
Assam Kisan Morcha is affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party
Borah claimed that Garg also insulted singer Bhupen Hazarika in his song. Hazarika was posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna on Republic Day.
"I have no personal problem with Zubin Garg, but his way of behaving can not be accepted for a healthy and cultured Assamese society," wrote Borah on Facebook. "If you think for society, be with the cause. Thank you.
The Sri Lankan police station officer, Srimanta Sarmah, confirmed that a complaint had been filed against Garg, reported The Indian Express . "We registered the FIR this morning," he said. "The case is registered under sections 294, 500 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, and section 67 of the Information Technology Act."
Borah, in the FIR, claimed that the song "would have a negative impact on young people". "Zubeen Garg is an institution," he said. "He has a huge clientele."
Garg was the voice of the BJP election campaign song in Assam in 2016. On January 14th, the singer offered to return his fees to the party to protest against the draft law on citizenship (amendment). Garg had previously written to Assam's chief minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, requesting that the BJP return the votes obtained because of the song he was singing.
The bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act of 1955 to grant citizenship to Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs. , Jains, Parsis and Christians from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan if they have been in India for six years, even if they do not have the necessary documents.
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