Guwahati/Bengaluru, March 29 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday injected a strong emotional pitch into the Assam poll campaign, promising justice within 100 days in connection with the death of Assamese singer Zubin Garg and accusing the BJP of showing "no respect" to him.
The remarks, blending sentiment with sharp political attack, have emerged as a key talking point in the ongoing campaign.
Addressing reporters here after attending a meeting in support of Congress candidate Mira Borthakur Goswami from the Dispur Assembly constituency, Shivakumar said, "The Indian National Congress Party has decided that within 100 days, we are going to give justice to his death and we are going to punish the guilty."Expressing an...