[Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF ASSAM

[Chan Mahanta]

>
>Do you think that ULFA (or Anyone else) should deny
>anybodys right to host Indian Flag ?


*** ULFA is in an armed conflict with India. It is a war . In wars 
such fundamental rights as speech or freedom of expression  are some 
of the most early and consistent victims, across the world.  To 
expect otherwise would be a self imposed delusion.

Therefore the prudent thing to do will be to find ways to end the 
conflict. And it is the press'  role to help inform and educate the 
people, as I wrote, so that the conflict could be ended.

*** Now can you tell us why the press in Assam would not allow an 
informed, unfettered
discussion/debate  about why  Assam ought to be free or NOT ? Would 
they publish the debate we had in this forum?



>  > ...... what have
>you accomplished after crying hoarse on anything
Indian for over a decade (may be more).


*** Helping educate people like yourselves, although not always 
successfully . In this context, the 'nwdhown gaa dhouaali, nakhawn 
bhaat khuali, nigilw ki koro kor' factor plays out quite often :-).




At 10:50 AM -0700 8/14/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:
>--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>
>>  >  >Nava Thakuria and others are just trying to
>>  decry
>>  >this.
>>
>>
>>
>>  *** That is his prerogative.
>
>And that is what you are questioning ....
>
>>
>>  Question is what will it RESULT in? How is Assam
>>  going to benefit from it?
>>
>>  Surely they have been crying hoarse over everything
>>  from ULFA to
>>  B'deshis to corruption to 'pseudo-secularism'  to
>>  American foreign
>>  policy.
>>
>>  But how have they contributed ANYTHING to change
>>  what they decry so?
>>  Or HOW to go about accomplishing what they would
>>  like to see?
>
>You are trying to twist the original question ....
>
>Do you think that ULFA (or Anyone else) should deny
>anybodys right to host Indian Flag ?
>
>And about what they have accomplished ...... what have
>you accomplished after crying hoarse on anything
>Indian for over a decade (may be more).
>
>
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>>  >Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:31:54 -0700 (PDT)
>>  >From: Krishnendu Chakraborty <krish_gau at yahoo.com>
>>  >Subject: Re: [Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF
>>  ASSAM
>>  >To: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
>>  >X-Chzlrs: 0
>>  >
>>  >Read your post as well as your earlier post
>>  >(Flagwaving Blues) .....
>>  >
>>  >I do agree with your post (Flagwaving Blues).
>>  >
>>  >You have mentioned ---  "flagwaving is a legitimate
>>  >and valid form of communicating how they
>>  >>feel. NOTHING wrong with that. I respect that."
>>  >
>>  >However,  what is happening in Assam is that SOME
>>  >people are NOT respecting this and restricting
>>  others
>>  >to express their feeling.
>>  >
>>  >Nava Thakuria and others are just trying to decry
>>  >this.
>>  >What is wrong with that ?
>>  >
>>  >K
>>  >
>>  >PS:  I noticed you did not mark a copy to Assamnet.
>>   I
>>  >respect your privacy and not marking to assamnet
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>>  >
>>  >>  READ my post and it will be self evident. While
>>  at
>>  >>  it, look at my
>>  >>  post of 2002 also.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>  >  > We believe that we, the people of the State
>>  >>  have
>>  >>  >every
>>  >>  >>  right to celebrate the Day,
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >C'da
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >do you think that some group should restrict
>>  this
>>  >>  >right?  I thought you promote freedom of
>>  thought
>>  >>  and expression
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >     
>>  >>
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