Zubben Garg
Zubeen Garg and the promo of the ecent. Image credit - Facebook

Noted Assam singer Zubeen Garg, who has been vocal against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, has decided to observe โ€˜Sankalpar Dinโ€™ (Resolution Day) on January 17, 2019 at Tezpur.

It may be mentioned that every year, Shilpi Divas is celebrated as a tribute to Assamโ€™s cultural icon Jyoti Prasad  Agarwalla marking his death anniversary.

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Uploading a promo of the programme to be organised at the Collegiate High School playground in Tezpur of Sonitpur district, on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Zubeen Garg stated: โ€œIn the name of Assam, let us all unite!!โ€

According to the promo, demanding scrapping of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and for maintaining harmony among various communities, singer Zubeen Garg has called for observing โ€˜Sankalpar Dinโ€™ (Resolution Day) on the day of Shilpi Divas, on January 17, 2019.

The โ€˜Sankalpar Dinโ€™ programme will be held at 3.30 pm at Collegiate High School playground in Tezpur.

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The singing sensation of Assam, on January 13, 2019 on his Twitter handle stated: โ€œSo, can I get the votes back that you earned using my voice in 2016?,โ€ adding, โ€œI am ready to refund the remuneration.โ€

Zubeen Garg composed โ€˜Sokolure Ananda Satbanandaโ€™ (Sarbananda, everyoneโ€™s happiness), which was the official election campaign for Assam BJP in 2016 Assembly polls.

Earlier, Zubeen Garg had written a letter to Assam Chief Minister Sonowal where he lashed out at the CM for supporting the controversial Bill.

The singer wrote in the letter:  โ€œThe Citizenship Bill will never be accepted. I have been hearing since my childhood that Bangladeshis will be weeded out of Assam and it saddens me that the people who were a part of the agitation against illegal foreigners are now part of the government and pushing for the passage of the Bill.โ€

The singer also said he is saddened to see that Sarbananda Sonowal, who was once called โ€˜Jatiya Nayakโ€™, is now given the tag of โ€˜Jatiya Khalnayak.โ€™