[Assam] From the Assam Tribune

[uttam borthakur]

Alpana Baideo
   
  I wrote a mail for you that would not go. So, saved it to a file. Here it is:
   
  "Alpana Biadeo
   
  I perhaps understood your figure of speech, because,  when I was referring to the first hand experience, I was mentioning your involvement with the children in the periphery of Guwahati. You know the necessity, you know the real face of India and I was just hinting at you that your experience and your figure of speech did not match. Anyway, I think it clears the mess.
   
  Baideo, he was raided by the CBI, a police organisation. Because, he has been named in a murder case. After his alleged attempt at bribing the police officer of the CBI, he has been accused of some more culpable actions including those under the Prevention of Corruption Act. So, for investigation of crimes under the Penal Code as well as under the anti-gratft Act, the Police may conduct search and seizure called raid. Financial Corruption would point towards black money and the crime he has been accused of may well involve smuggling of the murder weapon..... now, it is my turn for a figure of speech:-)"
  

"Alpana B. Sarangapani" <absarangapani at hotmail.com> wrote:
  



Thanks for the explanation, C'da. 

I just hope that Assam becomes a corruption-free state soon. All that are suspected of killing (including those that are suspected of the secret killing incidents in Assam), all corrupted - engineers, doctors, professors, inisters, police and CBI officers, politicians - all go to prison if/after proven guilty. 

But would they? Only time would tell.










“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.”



> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:45:40 -0500> To: assam at assamnet.org> From: cmahanta at charter.net> Subject: Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune> > Hi A:> > Allow me to chime in here:> > > Why are they raiding his house? He was not > >charged with smuggling drugs or for having > >black >money!!!!!!> > > *** You seem to be under the impression that only > smugglers' or drug dealers' or mega-tax evaders' > houses are RAIDED by desi-police/military. It so > happens, that they do so, almost whenever they> want to, because the police get their warrants > for the asking and the military has the > open-season, particularly in Assam and that > comes with AFSPA.> > > BTW, as long as there are conscientious and > competent judicial oversight, there is nothing > wrong in searching a residence for evidence . It > is a critical tool for investigative agencies. It > is warrantless search , seizure, mayhem and > meting out of summary justice that is > unacceptable in a civilized society.> > And in
 this case, we don't know whether a search > warrant was issued or by whom. A reporter > knowledgeable about such fundamental rights of a > citizen would have queried about that. But that > maybe rarer than a 'porbotor kaaso-koni' in > Dilli or Guwahati.> > c-da> > > > > > > > > >When I said "people talk in crores", I thought > >you would understand that it was a relative > >term, was a figure of speech, Uttam.> >> >As you said, from my first hand experience of > >being a person from Assam/India, I know > >everybody in Assam/India is not a > >lakh/kuti-poti. But some definitely are. And > >definitely, none in my family.> >> >And as I understood from your mail, you took my > >words out of context. I do not belong to the > >group who would say: "Let them eat cake", if > >there is no bread, that is. lol> >> >Scarcity of wealth - I may even add, I see > >poverty all over the place - in my own people - > >in Assam, in Chennai and everywhere else in > >India. In fact, sometimes I
 feel everybody > >except my relatives, have money there. I do not > >need to learn anything new about a family of 5 > >living/surviving/managing in less than Rs. 5000/ > >in Assam/India - TODAY. I am talking about > >middle class people like us now, and I am fully > >aware of people living in less than that amount.> >> >But that is a different issue altogether. We are > >not talking about the mass population but are > >talking about a minister here.> >> >My main question still stands:> >> > > Why are they raiding his house? He was not > >charged with smuggling drugs or for having black > >money!!!!!!> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be > >patient like a tree and humble like a blade of > >grass."> >> >> >> >> >> >> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:01:30 +0100> From: > >>uttamborthakur at yahoo.co.in> To: > >>assam at assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] From > >>the Assam Tribune> > Alpana Baideo> > I do not > >>know what with Rs.14 lakhs
 or that. But in my > >>profession I have atleast seen scores of people > >>ruined not only for theirs but for others > >>corruption. At this moment, I recall one of the > >>finest poets and a fountainhead of modern > >>assam's poetry critics, who died under great > >>mental agony and disillusionment for twenty > >>long years for such a little amount that you'll > >>take back your words. Sorry to disappoint you, > >>there is nothing personal against Ripun Bora, > >>but I cannot agree fully with you. That apart, > >>about India, you can view it any way you > >>please. I know you know better than that > >>because of your own first hand experience. Yes, > >>some people speak about crores, while a great > >>many cannot count beyond three, because, beyond > >>three it is infinity for them ( with due > >>apologies to George Gamow).> > "Alpana B. > >>Sarangapani" > >>wrote:> > > Hi Uttam:> > > You have missed > >>another report. A raid in his house at Basant > >>Kunj, Delhi, has
 yielded another Rs.14 lakh. It > >>is however not known whether the source of such > >>money is disclosed for the purposes of the > >>relevant laws.> > > That makes it even more > >>evident (and my point clear) that somebody has > >>'aakhej'> on him. > > Why are they raiding his > >>house? He was not charged with smuggling drugs > >>or for having black money!!!!!!> > People (Yes, > >>ordinary people like us! I am not talking about > >>Tata, Birla, Ambani...type) in India talk in > >>crores now, what is the big deal about this or > >>that "14 lakhs" for a minister to have in his > >>house or in his bank?> > Ripun was our > >>classmate in Gauhati University, haven't met > >>him for about 25+ years, but was a simple and > >>compassionate young man then. Our other > >>classmates now tell us that he is a politician > >>alright, but comparatively a good one who has > >>done good for many poor. > > > > > > > > "In > >>order to make spiritual progress you must be > >>patient like
 a tree and humble like a blade of > >>grass."> > > > > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:41:32 > >>+0100> From: uttamborthakur at yahoo.co.in> To: > >>assam at assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] From > >>the Assam Tribune> > Alpana Baideo> > You have > >>missed another report. A raid in his house at > >>Basant Kunj, Delhi, has yielded another Rs.14 > >>lakh. It is however not known whether the > >>source of such money is disclosed for the > >>purposes of the relevant laws.> > "Alpana B. > >>Sarangapani" wrote:> > > > > > > "Ripun's house > >>raided"> > Why? He might have hidden more money > >>there to "bribe" another honest CBI officer who > >>can predict what is going to happen in a future > >>meeting?> > > > By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, > >>June 4 - Officials of the Central Bureau of > >>Investigation (CBI) today raided the residence > >>of Ripun Bora in the Bhagadattapur area of > >>Guwahati. Official sources said that the raid > >>was conducted this evening by officials of the >
 >>Guwahati unit of the CBI after receiving > >>instructions from its Delhi office.The CBI also > >>sealed the rented house of journalist> Mukul > >>Pathak in the South Sarania area of the > >>city. > > > > > > > > > "In order to make > >>spiritual progress you must be patient like a > >>tree and humble like a blade of > >>grass."> > > > > > >>_________________________________________________________________> > >>Search that pays you back! Introducing Live > >>Search cashback.> > >>http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback> > >>_______________________________________________> > >>assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> > >>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > > > >>Uttam Kumar Borthakur> > > > >>---------------------------------> Unlimited > >>freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now> > >>_______________________________________________> > >>assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> >
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