Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, his cabinet colleague Himanta Biswa Sarma,, Congress state committee president Ripun Bora have mourned the death of former minister Biraj Sarma on Tuesday here.
Sonowal in a statement directed the state administration to conduct Sarma's funeral with full state honour.
The Chief Minister said, "The death of Biraj Sarma is a great loss to the political spectrum of the state. During his long political career, he contributed immensely to the cause of public life of the state."