[Assam] ULFA : Demand for full autonomy of Assam

[Chan Mahanta]

>  >A course of fundamental  deductive logic must be taught to those who believe
>that there will be a complete change in the behaviour of the Assamese people
>only when Assam gains full autonomy.Shouldn't we set our house in order
>first before striving to attain ideal goals?


*** That should inspire us then to ask WHAT will help change such 
behavior?  If one uses that deductive logic , the answer that should 
stare one in the face, unless explained/spelled out to be something 
different,  will be: More of the same!


Now that ought to bring one to senses.














At 10:18 PM -0500 3/20/09, kamal deka wrote:
>These are the folks,who now style themselves as pro-talk fraction of the
>ULFA,rolled over to Bangladesh to launch attack against their own people
>and  mowed down a vast number innocent civilians,including women and
>children,by short-circuiting their killing machine.And these are the very
>people,who snuffed so many innocent Biharis ( read Indian citizen) out of
>their lives for no fault of theirs,are now blabbering about the presence of
>Bangladeshis in Assam.These are the very folks, who set the state ablaze by
>involving in destructive activities,are trying to act as fire-fighters.The
>people,true to their type, must be living in a land inhabited only by
>hypocrites.The old Bangla adage " Bhooter mukhe Ram nam" ( Devil quoting
>scriptures) can aptly be applied to this tribe.What prevents them from
>asking those Assamese leaders,who choose to remain steadfast in their
>opinion that there are no Bangladeshis in Assam?
>A course of fundamental  deductive logic must be taught to those who believe
>that there will be a complete change in the behaviour of the Assamese people
>only when Assam gains full autonomy.Shouldn't we set our house in order
>first before striving to attain ideal goals?
>KJD
>
>On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  >Would it not be a total Alice-in -Wonderland to expect the people of Assam
>>  >to behave responsibly all of a sudden only after full autonomy is
>>  achieved?
>>  >Can you boast of a single city in Assam which is clean and filled with
>>  >amenities which is purely a state subject in which Delhi can't and does
>>  not
>>  >poke its nose?
>>  >Wouldn't it be foolishness to expect someone to run before being able to
>>  >walk?
>>
>>  I couldn't agree more. In the past, I have always expressed (in these
>>  columns) that state autonomy would be a good thing for Indian states. But,
>>  alongwith such new found liberties also come new found responsibilities.
>>
>>  Such calls for full autonomy merely amount to yet another round of
>>  'feel-good' stuff.
>>
>>  --Ram
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 10:40 PM, kamal deka <kjit.deka at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  >  One of the oft-repeated urban myths that sometimes pops-up in
>>  conversation
>>  > even among many educated, well meaning Assamese is that India as a nation
>>  > is
>>  > a British creation. The argument goes roughly as follows - India is an
>>  > artificial entity.  It was only the British that created the idea of
>>  India
>>  > as a single nation and unified it into a political state.  Note that the
>>  > concept of nationhood is based on the idea shared by a set of people that
>>  > they constitute a nation. This idea or feeling may be based on common
>>  ties
>>  > of a people based on their culture, common descent, language, religion or
>  > > other such attributes. The state constitutes a group of people inhabiting
>>  a
>>  > specific territory and living according to a common legal and political
>>  > authority. The modern nation-state, as it exists today, *is a new
>>  > development for the entire world*, and not just for India. Medieval
>>  Europe,
>>  > for instance, was divided politically into many small principalities, the
>>  > boundaries and sovereignties of which changed frequently.
>>  >
>>  >  Similarly, Africa and South America mostly constitute of state
>  > boundaries
>>  > carved up by colonial rule.  In short, if we take the legitimacy of
>>  current
>>  > nation-states on the basis of centuries of common continuous political
>>  rule
>>  > over the same geographical boundary and inhabited by the same people,
>>  then
>>  > practically no country on the planet meets this criteria. Simply put,
>>  > shifting nature of political kingdoms and their boundaries over the
>>  > centuries legitimize virtually no country in its present form.
>>  >
>>  > Turning my attention towards autonomy demand,let me raise the following
>>  > questions.
>>  > Would it not be a total Alice-in -Wonderland to expect the people of
>>  Assam
>>  > to behave responsibly all of a sudden only after full autonomy is
>>  achieved?
>>  > Can you boast of a single city in Assam which is clean and filled with
>>  > amenities which is purely a state subject in which Delhi can't and does
>>  not
>>  > poke its nose?
>>  > Wouldn't it be foolishness to expect someone to run before being able to
>>  > walk?
>>  > KJ Deka
>>  >
>>  > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 1:16 AM, ULFA Pro-talk <ulfa.protalk at gmail.c
>>  >
>>  > > Dear Sir,
>>  > >
>>  > > Historically and socially, Assam have no affinity with India and
>>  > > nationalism in the north-east had a different context altogether. The
>>  > > Assamese very strongly resented the British occupation of the Ahom
>>  > > territory. Between 1828 to 1857 Assamese led by the erstwhile prince's
>>  > > revolted thrice. The Assamese having lost all their earlier battles and
>>  > the
>>  > > prayer and petitions having failed, decided to join Indian National
>>  > > Congress(INC). The congress never considered northeast within the
>>  > national
>>  > > scene. The Assamese joined the INC volunteerly and the INC entered the
>>  > > plains of Assam only on invitation. The hills remain unconnected and
>>  > > unaffected by the slogan.
>>  > >
>>  > > Indian independence infact did not mean freedom and liberty for the
>>  > > Assamese people. It was mere transfer of power without a break with the
>>  > > imperial past. The Indian stepped into the shoes of alien whether in
>>  the
>>  > > administration, industry, trade or commerce. Despite being the largest
>>  > > producer of Tea, Oil Assam remains one of the poorest and industrially
>>  > > backward regions. The colonial mode of exploitation still very much
>>  > prevails
>>  > > in Assam making it into a colonial hinterland. In the last 61 years of
>>  > > Indian independence, the problem of illegal immigrants has been
>>  > deliberately
>>  > > neglected and encouraging infiltration of foreign nationals by indian
>>  > > political leaders irrespective of any political party for their vested
>>  > > interests. In the next 20 years, the Assamese community will be reduced
>>  > to a
>>  > > minority and the foreign nationals will become socially and politically
>>  > > dominant. Therefore, we strongly beleive that a full regional autonomy
>>  > with
>>  > > regional federalism will ensure the protection of socio-economic and
>>  > > political rights of self-determination of the indigenous and ethnic
>>  > people.
>>  > > For your information, in response to our menifesto and with confidence
>>  > and
>>  > > co-operation of indigenous and ethnic people we are in the process
>>  > > of forming a broad based common platform in order to achieve long-term
>>  > > solutions to the various issues along with the serious issue of foreign
>>  > > nationals.
>>  > >
>>  > > Finally, we would once again request you to kindly go through our
>>  > menifesto
>>  > > carefully.
>>  > >
>>  > > Thanking you,
>>  > >
>>  > > Regards,
>>  > >
>>  > > Jiten Dutta
>>  > > General Secretary
>  > > > ULFA ( Protalk )
>>  > >
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