[Assam] Speechless Sonia listens-- Don’t worry, UPA chairperson tells flood-hit (The Telegraph,08.08.2007)

[Ram Sarangapani]

"*Amar ghar duwar sab bane loi gol, apuni mohila, amar karone kiba eta korok
* "

That says it all. It remains to be seen if the powers that be will wake up
from their deep slumber!

--Ram

On 8/7/07, Buljit Buragohain <buluassam at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>
>    *Speechless Sonia listens - Don't worry, UPA chairperson tells
> flood-hit *
>  RIPUNJOY DAS  Dhemaji, Aug. 7: Sonia Gandhi would like Dhemaji to believe
> it has nothing to worry about, never mind the scenes of devastation she saw
> for herself today.
> "*Aap logo ke liye saab kuch kiya ja raha hai, chinta ki koi karan nahin
> hai* (everything is being done for you, there is no reason to worry)," she
> told the flood of faces that gaped at her during the 10 minutes she spent
> with them.
> Moments earlier, a tearful Kanmai Handique had beseeched Sonia to look at
> her and other flood victims from a woman's perspective.
> "*Amar ghar duwar sab bane loi gol, apuni mohila, amar karone kiba eta
> korok* (we lost everything to the floodwaters; you are a woman and you
> will understand our pain better, please do something for us)," Kanmai, a
> resident of Bhakatgaon, said.
> Sonamani Phukon, also from Bhakatgaon, requested Sonia with folded hands
> to rebuild the house that she lost.
> The UPA chairperson may not have been expecting anything different, but
> Kanmai and Sonamani's pleas seemed to leave her speechless for a moment.
> She nodded before turning to the group of officials hovering around her
> for an update on flood relief operations. Sonia told the residents that she
> insisted on making the trip to Dhemaji because she wanted to see for herself
> what they were going through.
> Sonia and the rest of the team — Union home minister Shivraj Patil, AICC
> leaders Digvijay Singh and Chandan Bagchi, chief minister Tarun Gogoi, flood
> control minister Bharat Narah and senior bureaucrats — reached Dhemaji on
> two Indian Air Force helicopters at exactly 10.10am.
> Deputy commissioner Diwakar Misra's PowerPoint presentation on the relief
> work done so far impressed the central delegation. "The biggest challenge
> before us is the rehabilitation of the 1,000-odd families in Gogamukh
> circle. They lost all their belongings in the floods," he said.
> The administration has estimated that floods damaged around Rs 500croreworth of government and public property.Dhemaji's woes began with a flash flood on July 12, the reason for which was
> initially suspected to be release of water from the Ranganadi dam. Neepco
> promptly refuted the allegation.
> After hearing the personal accounts of flood victims and the district
> administration's briefing on relief measures, Sonia asked Gogoi to maintain
> the relief camps for a longer period and continue distributing food among
> the inmates.
> The chief minister said a comprehensive rehabilitation package was being
> worked out for the families who lost everything they had in the floods.
> There was pandemonium in the Assembly yesterday when the Speaker refused
> to suspend Question Hour for a discussion on anomalies in flood relief
> operations. An AGP member was banished from the day's proceedings when he
> became overly aggressive.
> Liaqat Ali was seeking an explanation for police firing on flood victims
> in his constituency, Chenga in Barpeta district.
>
> *(The Telegraph,08.08.2007)*
>
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