[Assam] MC Mahanta's bamboo-reinforcement

[Chan Mahanta]

Hi A:


>Is this a simplistic one again?

*** That will be the least disagreeable term :-).

>The Center's been unfair,

*** How does the center GET to be unfair A?  What gives it the right 
to be fair or unfair? That is where the problem starts.


>But Assam has its own government, own budget (and I hear the money 
>even goes back), and has the 'baro maahe` khol-khol koi boi juwa 
>ekhon bixaal nodi' - the Brahmaputra - all for its own use, 
>whereas several states in the south are fighting for the water from 
>one river only.

*** Yes, but WHO is that makes up Assam govt.? How is it selected? 
What laws /rules and regulations  does it follow or flout? It is the 
dysfunctional desi-govt. model isn't it? Isn't it the useless Indian 
bureaucracy that rules Assam? Isn't it the Indian electorate system, 
one that elects 40 % of the MPs with criminal background that Assam 
follows too?

And when govts. malfunction or don't function, functioning states 
have means to hold them accountable. How does Indian govt. do that A? 
And how does Assam govt. do that?

*** If you can explain these, your comments might hold water.

And I hope to see you explain :-).

c-da







At 3:11 PM -0500 8/22/06, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
>Sorry C'da, couldn't pass that one up, though I had a feeling 
>that it would irritate you...just couldn't stand your accusation 
>(rather false :)) anymore. :)
>
>The Center's been unfair, there are unruly people that rules the 
>country all over - outside Assam - in the north, particularly, etc., 
>etc.
>
>But Assam has its own government, own budget (and I hear the money 
>even goes back), and has the 'baro maahe` khol-khol koi boi juwa 
>ekhon bixaal nodi' - the Brahmaputra - all for its own use, 
>whereas several states in the south are fighting for the water from 
>one river only.
>
>If some engineers get together and take a project to utilize the 
>water from Brahmaputra, is the Center going to come up and stop them?
>
>Is this a simplistic one again?
>
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>From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
>To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <absarangapani at hotmail.com>, assam at assamnet.org
>Subject: Re: [Assam] MC Mahanta's bamboo-reinforcement
>Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:34:08 -0500
>>Hi A:
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>>Obviously you don't agree with my views.
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>>So why don't you tell us:
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>>A: How, what I wrote is wrong.
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>>OR
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>>B: WHY do you think things are what they are?
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>>And if you can pin down the problem, you can lead us to solutions
>>too.
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>>You go girl :-)!
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>>c-da
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>>At 11:09 AM -0500 8/22/06, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
>>>Hi C'da: If the Center did not steal our Brahmaputra from us, we
>>>would have got water in every house in Guwahati. Don't you think?
>>>
>>>:)
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