To enable a million of admirers to have a glimpse of the balladeer
The Assam government on Tuesday postponed the cremation of music legend Bhupen Hazarika till Wednesday morning to enable over a million of his admirers, who thronged the Judges' Field here to have a last glimpse of the balladeer.
The gates of the Judges' Field will be closed to the public at 5 a.m. on Wednesday and the last journey of the music legend to the cremation site on the Gauhati University campus will start at 6 a.m. The government has re-fixed the cremation at 7 a.m.; it was earlier fixed at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hazarika's son Punnag Tez Hazarika, who arrived from New York in the morning, was overwhelmed to see lakhs of mourners waiting in serpentine queues for more than six hours to have a glimpse of the Dada Saheb Phalke award winner.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj is scheduled to arrive here in a special aircraft to take part in the funeral. Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and BJP leader S.S. Alhuwalia, who arrived in the day, paid homage to the music maestro.
Union Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Paban Singh Ghatowar will be present at the funeral on behalf of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Earlier in the morning, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi placed a wreath at the glass-covered mortal remains of Bhupen Hazarika. Mr. Gogoi also placed wreaths on behalf of the Prime Minister and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Later he visited the Nizarapar residence of Bhupen Hazarika to convey his condolences to the bereaved family.
Life in the State came to a grinding halt: traders and businesses downed their shutters; long distances buses did not ply; fuel depots did not function; educational institutions, State government offices, banks and other financial institutions remained shut as the government declared a holiday as a mark of respect to the music maestro.
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We The Indian have lost the Kohinoor of Folk songs of Northeast India, the lyricst,singer music director, actor, film producer, a poet who did his Ph.D. from Columbia university on Mass communication in 1952 !!... I think he is the most qualified music maestro if accademic carreir is considerd in the world....
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika never die.He will be there in every assamese's heart.
Actually Bhupen Sir never die,he will be there in everyone's heart.
The death of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika has created a vacuum that cannot be filled. It has taken the wind out of the sails of the cultural yacht of Assam. When people in lakhs have thronged to pay their last respects the conduct of the central government in Assam has been disappointing. since the Prime Minister is a sitting MP from Assam, he should have been more proactive. At least he should have sent someone of note from the cabinet to represent him. The people of Assam have surely taken a note of the apathy of the prime minister.
Bhupen da,
come again after 100 years. remain always our heart
Bhupen da never die. He will be there in each person's heart forever. When we remind he will come and bless us from the heven .
Bhupen Hazarika...the legend of Assam,the Golden Voice of Assam....a great person passes away. But He will always reside in everybody's heart forever. Bidai Bhupen Da.
light of assam gone away, But memory will be remain always, in the heart of Assamese .
bhupenda your can not die, you are in the soul of our heart, nobody forget you...never....never.your the real people of assam/assamese/india/world.....
I am surprised to know that none of the senior persons from the UPA Cabinet or the Congress party have come to express grief and solidarity with the people of Assam. Mr. Pawan Singh Ghatowar is a sitting MP from Assam and his coming to funeral is naturally expected as he is part of Assam Politics family.In the absence of the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh (who holds his Parliamentary Position due to Assamese people), at least Mrs. Singh could have come attended the funeral. Additionally in case Mrs. Sonia Gandhi is occupied then she could have requested Mr. Rahul Gandhi could have attended the funeral. Dr. Hazarika's had expired on Saturday and even after 4 days, the party couldn't request a senior leader to come to Assam. Also this would have been another opportunity for the Congress scion to encourage his party's youth in Assam to follow in the footsteps of Dr. Hazarika's philosophy of a society sans caste-class discrimination and work towards the progress of Assam.
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