[Assam] ULFA : Demand for full autonomy of Assam/3
Chan Mahanta
cmahanta at charter.net
Sun Mar 22 19:13:33 PDT 2009
>I am certainly left speechless.
*** You ought to be, even though you are not.
> >the state of Assam is
>obligated to allow them to move freely across the border and provide them
>with the land for cultivation.
*** Where or when did I make that statement is the big question.
Perhaps you will point that out!
*** Anyway, we are waiting with bated breath to hear how you expect
the problem to be resolved :-).
At 7:41 PM -0500 3/22/09, kamal deka wrote:
>Wunderbar! Congratulation! You have just hammered out a permanent solution
>to this vexing problem.Full marks for the explanation.Since,most
>Bangaladeshis are rural-based landless farmers,the state of Assam is
>obligated to allow them to move freely across the border and provide them
>with the land for cultivation.
>Next step----do away with the Immigration service from the face of this
>earth!!
>I am certainly left speechless.
>
>On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> At 4:43 PM -0500 3/22/09, kamal deka wrote:
>>
> >> T he theory of " privation of Bangadeshis" propounded by you really tops
> >> my
>>> hilarity chart.Or was it an attempt on your part to slip a levity into the
>>> discussion!
>>>
>>
>>
>> **** Glad I could provide something where you could find humor. The tenor
>> was getting awfully strident.
>> But I was entirely serious. People do not stream into unwelcome
>> environments unless there is an overwhelming need. B'deshis are
>> overcrowded. Most of them are agrarian, subsistence farmers. To survive they
>> need land. But not enough of it is there for everyone. So they come into
>> Assam and the contiguous regions, because there still is public land where
>> they can eke out a living. Often it is land others won't settle in, like the
>> 'chars', or other perennial flood plains. OR inaccessible mountains.
>> Whatever.
>>
>> B'deshi privation is not a THEORY. It is a fact. And I won't make fun of
>> human beings struggling to survive, even though they may not be my people.
>> My first and foremost identity is the human one, like it should be for all
>> of us. The world would be a better place when it is so.
>>
>>
>>
>> >The old saying ' an enemy within home is more treacherous and pernicious
>>> than the one without" can be applied appropiately to our present-day
>>> politicians.Why then blame others?
>>>
>>
>>
>> **** OK, fair enough. So how are you planning or hoping to get rid of the
>> enemy -within and replace it with whom you can find common cause? Where does
>> the enemy-within gets its power from?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> **** I looked for the solution, recommendations. But there was none. Is it
>> because you cannot imagine it or do you want somebody else to find it for
>> you :-)?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Why on earth should anyone expect an Assamese to burn midnight oil thinking
>>> about " privation of Bangadeshis",while he himself deals with the human
>>> vagaries for years?
>>> What can one expect from the state govt.whose very chief minister ( read
>>> Tarun Gogoi ) once said that the Congress is opposed to the harassing of
>>> genuine Indian citizens in the name of scrapping the IMDT Act, and that
>>> the
>>> detection of foreigners should not be left to the whims of police
> >> officers.
>>> Quite right,Mr.Chief minister-it should be left to the machinations of
>>> vote-bank politicians!!! Yet, after a couple of decades,the apex court of
>>> India had flushed that piece of Black legislation down the commode because
>>> it was not Constitutional.
>>> The old saying ' an enemy within home is more treacherous and pernicious
>>> than the one without" can be applied appropiately to our present-day
>>> politicians.Why then blame others?
>>> Have the Americans been able to stem the flow illegal immigrants? No,they
>>> haven't.But they,unlike us,don't live in a cloud-cuckoo- land.The
>>> Americans
>>> are not sitting idly thinking that the problem will vamoose by itself one
> >> fine day.
>>> WHERE ARE RAJEN KOKAIDEW/SALEH KOKADEW/SARANGAPANI? WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON
>>> THIS?
>>> Kamal
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> At 9:31 AM -0500 3/22/09, kamal deka wrote:
>>>>
>>>> One should stuff that " privation of Bangladeshis" argument where the
>>>>> sun
>>>>> does not shine.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *** OK , so it be placed! Question then would be if they come to Assam
>>>> for its generosity? Is that it?
>>>> Is it a believable proposition? I do realize however that it is a
>>>> hyperbole train that has gone a couple of stations too far :-).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't yet comprehend the issue at work here.One,what is the
>>>>
>>>>> meaning of "illegal"?I had thought that it was something not sanctioned
>>>>> by
>>>>> the laws of any sovereign state.Two,are we supposed to sit back and
>>>>> twiddle
>>>>> our thumbs while the illegals outnumber us?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *** No that is not the ONLY interpretation of the notion I put forth.
>>>> But
>>>> let us tackle the question:
>>>>
>>>> "--are we supposed to sit back and twiddle our thumbs while the illegals
>>>> outnumber us? "
>>>>
>>>> Since I don't have a neat little answer like 'round them up and
>>>> kick-them
>>>>
>>> > out' or anything akin to that, what IS your solution? What do you
>>> propose
>>>
>>>> or recommend be done? And WHY is it not being done the way you see as
>>>> the
>>>> right way ? Or WHO do you think or expect WILL do it your way?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> To day,my mother,brother and I
>>>>
>>>>> occupy a house in a plot of land.Tomorrow,if Martians took over the
>>>>>
>>>> >> remaining part of the land,we will be living in that compressed
>>> space.Why
>>>
>>>> should anyone allow that to happen?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *** Very touching argument no doubt. Even though I would like to
>>>> pretend
>>>> to be left speechless, dare I mention that the law of the land ought not
>>>> to
>>>> allow such trespass and confiscation of your ancestral property? Or is
>>>> that
>>>> too much to ask from the mighty Indian democracy as practised by its
>>>> minions
>>>> in Assam?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Obviously the problem is a tad bit more complicated, isn't it? So the
>>>> question the thinking person must raise is HOW to control the influx, so
>>>> that the immigrants cannot take over the land, or become part of the
>>>> voting
>>>> citizenry, while still being able to come and perform seasonal or
>>>> otherwise
>>>> limited time span services for which there IS a DEMAND? For IF there was
>>>> no
>>>> such demand, the rate of migration would not be as strong.
>>>>
>>>> Indian govt. knows it too, as do its minions in Assam. But WHAT have
>>>> they
>>>> done about it? Can anyone in his right mind even hold out a remote hope
>>>> they will, if they had not lifted a finger in all these decades?
>>>>
>>>> That is WHY Assam needs independence--or at least a full autonomy, to
>>>> put
>>>> in place a SUSTAINABLE system that will stanch the flow, even though we
>>>> know it cannot be entirely stopped.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Of course, there must be some checks and balances.It is the bounden duty
>>>> of
>>>>
>>>>> the state govt.to ferret out such infiltrators.If ration cards and
>>>>> voters
>>>>> identity cards can be issued to those illegal aliens to enrich their
>>>>> vote-bank,why can't they issue multi-purpose identity cards especially
> >>>> in
>>>>> the border regions?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Assam is already overpopulated,can she afford added burdens ?
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *** Why don't you tell us ? And see above.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> By the way,the Americans had the harshest immigration policy till 1962.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *** And has it stemmed the influx of illegal immigrants?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> At 8:09 PM -0500 3/21/09, kamal deka wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To compare Assam with the USA as far as immigration issue is
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> concerned,will
>>>>>>> be as good as comparing apples with oysters.
> >>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> *** Not at all!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The failure on part of the USA
>>>>>>
>>>>>> to curb the influx of illegals does not mean that Assam should allow
>>>>>>> Bangladeshis to cross the border freely till the indigenous people
>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>> completely outnumbered.If the vast, resourceful and thinly populated
>>>>>>> countries like the USA and Australia can have stringent immigration
>>>>>>> laws,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> *** Of course they can and they do have stringent immigration laws.
>>>>>> But
>>>>>> then why is there such a huge illegal immigration problem in the USA?
>>>>>> Australia is different--the oceans surrounding it makes illegal
>>>>>> border
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > crossing difficult .
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> what does Assam have so much in abundance to render her so generous?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> **** It is not about Assam's abundance but B'Desh's privation. That
>>>>>> simple.
>>>>>> Assam and the contiguous
>>>>>> region still has land and that is a huge incentive to migrate for
>>>>>> those
>>>>>> who
>>>>>> have none.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There must be checks and balances.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> **** Tell us about it. So how has India performed on delivering on
>>>>>> those
>>>>>> checks and balances so far?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Dilip and Dil Deka <
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> dilipdeka at yahoo.com
>>>>>>> >wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For whatever it is worth, this letter from Chandan Mahanta has my
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> support..
>>>>>>>> I have been trying to convey the same message over the years.
>>>>>>>> * Holding onto the guns with a sullen face and not talking to
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> anyone
>>>
>>>> including the people in Assam will not result in a solution.
>>>>>>>> Persistent
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> discussion and deliberation are the only viable paths.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> * It is impossible to seal a border where natural barriers do
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> exist. Assam will have to learn to live with the Bangladeshi problem
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> even if
>>>
>>>> Assam becomes autonomous or a sovereign country.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>>>>> From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
>>>>>>>> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the
>>>>>>>> world
>>>>>>>> <
>>>>>>>> assam at assamnet.org>
>>>>>>>> Cc: ulfa.protalk at gmail.com
>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:34:21 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Assam] ULFA : Demand for full autonomy of Assam/3
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear Friends:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> During the past several years, we here in assamnet debated over and
>>>>>>>> over again, your movement and your struggles for an independent
>>>>>>>> Assam. Over the years it became abundantly clear to me that most of
>>>>>>>> our friends here in this forum, in spite of their training,
>>>>>>>> education
>>>>>>>> and accomplishments, are quite uninformed about the reasons for
>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>> taking to arms in pursuit of independence for Assam.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >We the pro-talk group
>>>>>>>> >temporarily suspending the armed struggle & strongly advocating and
>>>>>>>> demand
>>>>>>>> >democratic process to bring a peaceful and political solution to
>>>>>>>> >Assam-India's conflict and clashes between the ethnic groups and to
> >>>>>>> build
>>>>>>>> up
>>>>>>>> >a peaceful and prosperous Assam along with a united powerful India.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> **** Here it is important for you to explain why and how Indian
>>>>>>>> democracy has not performed , how your successive 'democratically'
>>>>>>>> elected governments were neither responsive nor able to respond to
>>>>>>>> your needs that ultimately led you to give up on the promise of
>>>>>>>> Indian democracy and finally, out of desperation , led to your
>>>>>>>> taking
>>>>>>>> to arms.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why it is important to explain is that MOST of our people are quite
>>>>>>>> ignorant of these issues. The idea is to generate awareness among
> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > the population and to mobilize INFORMED public opinion.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I realize it is a lot of work. But there is no short-cut to it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> **** You wrote about "temporarily suspending the armed struggle--".
>>>>>>>> Does that mean that you might
>>>>>>>> return to armed struggle? If so, should you not also explain under
>>>>>>>> what circumstances you may consider resorting to armed struggle?
>>>>>>>> That should send a signal to GoI and GoA that you are serious about
>>>>>>>> your wish to attempt to forge a political solution, but if it is
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > frustrated or resisted by the governments in power, you may have
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> return to the armed struggle, which, by all indications the people of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Assam ( the thinking ones anyway) do not want.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Not that I am one who believes in threatening anyone as a good way
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> start a negotiation for attaining a political solution to a long
>>>>>>>> enduring conflict. But considering the history of your adversaries'
>>>>>>>> sincerity and their ability or willingness to effect political and
>>>>>>>> administrative reforms that are direly needed in Assam and the
>>>>>>>> surrounding region, you have little leverage left to engage them in
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> serious dialogue, other than a concern for a resumption of violence,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> however feeble now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> The only hope for something positive and constructive will be an
>>>>>>>> outpouring of public opinion. That could be effected if you clearly
>>>>>>>> explain what you see as the problems and how they could be resolved
>>>>>>>> by what you propose.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As you have already noticed right in this forum, there will be those
>>>>>>>> who will opposed anything that they perceive as reducing Indian
>>>>>>>> controls over Assam's future, including contradicting their own
>>>>>>>> loudly proclaimed and roundly repeated positions. And they are just
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> the tips of the icebergs of the establishment in Assam,
>>> something you
>>>
>>>> must be well aware of.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Therefore it is of critical importance for you to :
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A: Clearly spell out what you see as problems, item by item.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> B: Explain how what you propose will help resolve them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> You must do so in simple language, understandable by ordinary people
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ( avoid the jargon of professionals). And then go disseminate it
>>>>>>>> among the populace. Ultimately it is a matter of persuasion.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> One thing you must be realistic about is the issue of Bangladeshis
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> Assam: It is not something you, or your ex-comrades-in-arms who are
>>>>>>>> still fighting or the government of Assam, never mind who is in
>>>>>>>> power
>>>>>>>> on a given day; the might of the Indian armed forces or even the
>>>>>>>> entire population of Assam unified to resist it will be able to
>>>>>>>> eradicate. It is much too complex an issue, the like of which even
>>>>>>>> the most powerful nation on earth, the USA, has not been able to
>>>>>>>> resolve. Ultimately we cannot and must not forget that as human
>>>>>>>> beings, we cannot just wish those others away who happen to be
>>>>>>>> different from us but who want to live too, even if by encroaching
> >>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> land whose boundaries we created or imagined.
>>>>>>>> If you dwell on this as the primary focus of your aims for Assam,
>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>> are doomed at the outset. I realize it is an easy issue to generate
>>>>>>>> public ire with, but it is a recipe for sure failure.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You must focus on issues that are very important but which have
>>>>>>>> achievable solutions..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Feel free to call on me if I can be of any assistance. I am no
>>>>>>>> expert, but I have tried to understand what has been going on and
>>>>>>>> what led you to take up arms and what can be done now to end it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> More later..
> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Chandan Mahanta
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> At 10:59 AM +0530 3/7/09, ULFA Pro-talk wrote:
>>>>>>>> >Dear Friends,
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >In the beginning, we convey our heartiest revolutionary greetings
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> >members of Assamnet. We, the members of ULFA ( Pro-talk ) held a
>>>>>>>> meeting
>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> >15th December'2008 and unanimously agreed to give up the demand of
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> >sovereign state of Assam and demand for full autonomy within the
>>>>>>>> framework
>>>>>>>> >of Indian constitution, through a democratic and non-violent
>>>>>>>> process.
>>>>>>>> We
>>>>>>>> >welcome discussion from all the Assamese people residing across the
>>>>>>>> globe
>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> >the demand for Full Autonomy of Assam under the framework of Indian
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > >constitution. We are attaching herewith the 'Charter of Demands'
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> submitted
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >to the Government of Indi. Also, we are attaching our Menifesto for
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >information of all members of Assamnet. Please log on to
>>>>>>>> >www.sandhikhyan.orgfor updates.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >Looking forward for constructive discussion and petronisation on
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> burning
>>>>>>>> >issues of Assam from all the members of Assamnet.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >Regards,
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >Jiten Dutta
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >Gen. Secy
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >ULFA (Protalk)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >**
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >**
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*MANIFESTO*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >(ULFA PRO-TALK)
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >Historically and socially, Assam have no affinity with India &
>>>>>>>> >administratively and geographically apart, ethnically distinct and
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> >neglect, deprivation and apathy rowards Assam and Assamese people
>>>>>>>> >since 15thAugust 1947 to till to date, supports the justification
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> >independent
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> >Assam. We joined the United Liberation Front of Assam to liberate
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Assam
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> >India. After 29 years of our struggle we have painfully observed
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> top
>>>>>>>> >leaders of ULFA instead of fighting for desired goals, failed to
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> safeguard
>>>
>>>> >the identity and the existence of indigenous people, overlooking or
>>>>>>>> ignoring
>>>>>>>> >the presence of large number of illegal immigrants ( who will
>>>>>>>> become
>>>>>>>> >majority in next 20 years and they will conspire to merge with
>>>>>>>> Bangladesh
>>>>>>>> >through a referendum ) and involved in activities by getting
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> distracted
>>>
>>>> from
>>>>>>>> >revolutionaries ideologies. Therefore, we the pro-talk ULFA group
>>>>>>>> looking
>>>>>>>> >at the (a) global political and economic situation (b) continuous
>>>>>>>> threat
>>>>>>>> >from the neighbouring countries surrounding Assam (c) possible
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> terrorist
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> >attacks in Assam by anti-Indian religious and fundamentalist groups
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (d)
>>>>>>>> >age-old religious and cultural ties with India; have adopted a
>>>>>>>> resolution
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> >favour of Full Regional Autonomy instead of independent Assam as a
> >>>>>>> pragmatic
>>>>>>>> >approach.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >During the process of making the Constitution of India a resolution
>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>> >adopted to make India a federal one by giving regional autonomy to
>>>>>>>> states
>>>>>>>> >but unfortunately in the subsequent period it was made a
>>>>>>>> centralized
>>>>>>>> one,
>>>>>>>> >resulting in the smaller states and the small indigenous groups
>>>>>>>> having
>>>>>>>> >specific characteristics and living with dignity have suffered in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> hands
>>>>>>>> >of big ethnic groups and states by way of aggression and
> >>>>>>> exploitation.
>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>> >fallout is resentment, hostility and secessionism. We the pro-talk
>>>>>>>> group
>>>>>>>> >temporarily suspending the armed struggle & strongly advocating and
>>>>>>>> demand
>>>>>>>> >democratic process to bring a peaceful and political solution to
>>>>>>>> >Assam-India's conflict and clashes between the ethnic groups and to
>>>>>>>> build
>>>>>>>> up
>>>>>>>> >a peaceful and prosperous Assam along with a united powerful India.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >**
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*Alternate to Independence*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >A full regional autonomy by enjoying all the residual powers
>>>>>>>> excepting
>>>>>>>> > defense,
>>>>>>>> >external affaires, communications and print mint ( by making vital
>>>>>>>> changes
>>>>>>>> >to the existing Constitution of India ) to build up a real federal
>>>>>>>> structure
>>>>>>>> >by making vital changes to the infrastructure and reorganizing the
>>>>>>>> states
>>>>>>>> >with a provision for equal rights and representation to all
>>>>>>>> indigenous
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> >ethnic groups. Similarly, in order to safeguard the identity and
>>>>>>>> existence
>>>>>>>> >of indigenous and ethnic groups, the federal administrative
>>>>>>>> framework
>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>> >be used in Assam..
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*Proposed administrative structure of Assam*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >To create an upper house, representing equally by all the
>>>>>>>> indigenous
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> >ethnic groups. Besides all indigenous people, other people those
>>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> >already settled in Assam permanently as for example Bengalis,
>>>>>>>> Biharis,
>>>>>>>> >Marwaris, Punjabis, Nepalis and tea-tribes will be considered as
>>>>>>>> ethnic
>>>>>>>> >groups and will enjoy equal representations.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > The upper house will be free to discuss,
>>>>>>>> determine
>>>>>>>> >and taking decisions on the proposed legislations and development
>>>>>>>> schemes
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> >Assam in the best interest of the people of Assam. The objective
>>>>>>>> principle
>>>>>>>> >of the house is to safeguard the interests of indigenous and ethnic
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > people.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > 1. The Upper House will be constituted selecting and electing
>>>>>>>> number
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> > representatives from all ethnic groups. Central and State
>>>>>>>> governments
>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>> > not be having the power and rights to dissolve the house. Only
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > electorates through referendum shall have the right to reject
>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>> dissolve
>>>>>>>> > the house.
>>>>>>>> > 2. Small ethnic groups will be having the rights to select
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> > representatives through their socially recognized
>>> institutions
>>>
>>>> and
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> > > organizations and the major ethnic groups will elect their
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> representatives
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > through elections.
>>>>>>>> > 3. All the ethnic groups shall have the right to recall or
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> replace
>>>
>>>> their
>>>>>>>> > representatives.
>>>>>>>> > 4. The representatives of the house will elect a leader and a
>>>>>>>> deputy
>>>>>>>> > leader. Rotation wise every ethnic group will elect a speaker
> >>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> deputy
>>>>>>>> > speaker of the house and their term will be for a period of 1
>>>>>>>> year.
>>>>>>>> > 5. The responsibilities of the representatives of upper house
>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> > service- oriented nature. There shall be no provisions for
>>>>>>>> salary
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> > pensions but expenses relating to maintenance, medical,
>>>>>>>> traveling
>>>>>>>> > allowances, office and its maintenance and its security shall
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> borne
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> by
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > the state government.
> >>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*The Rights and Powers of Upper House *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > 1. Right to discuss, analyze and taking decisions on all
>>>>>>>> proposed
>>>>>>>> laws
>>>>>>>> > and legislations and developmental schemes of Assam by
>>>>>>>> ascertaining
>>>>>>>> whether
>>>>>>>> > it is in the best interest of Assam or not and will be free to
>>>>>>>> amend
>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>> > reject such laws, legislations and schemes and such actions
>>>>>>>> cannot
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>> > disapproved by the concerned governments.
>>>>>>>> > 2. The main objective of upper house is to safeguard the
>>>>>>>> existence
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> > development of all the indigenous and ethnic groups and to
>>>>>>>> examine
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > proper implementations of all the laws, legislations and
>>>>>>>> developmental
>>>>>>>> > schemes.
>>>>>>>> > 3. It will be statutory on the part of the concerned
>>>>>>>> governments
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> send
>>>>>>>> > the copies relating to the approval and implementation of all
>>>>>>>> laws,
>>>>>>>> > legislations and developmental schemes to the upper house.
>>>>>>>> > 4. Rights to amend , settle the matters relating to the
>>>>>>>> disputes
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> > implementation of laws, legislations, developmental schemes,
>>>>>>>> ethnic
>>>>>>>> > conflicts, boundary and other disputes with the neighbouring
>>>>>>>> north-eastern
>>>>>>>> > states on the strength of majority support of the
>>>>>>>> representatives.
>>>>>>>> It
>>>>>>>> shall
>>>>>>>> > be obligatory on the part of the concerned governments to
>>>>>>>> accept
>>>>>>>> such
>>>>>>>> > amendments and advices and to implement the same
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*An administrative system based on Equal Rights, Status, and
>>>>>>>> Development
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> >their own land for indigenous and ethnic people.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >In the proposed regional autonomous administration, the power will
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>> >de-centralized by creating district councils and by delegating
>>>>>>>> powers
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> >grass root levels. There will be zonal and village councils under
>>>>>>>> district
>>>>>>>> >councils.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > District councils will be under the complete control of the major
>>>>>>>> >indigenous people or groups and the other small indigenous and
>>>>>>>> ethnic
>>>>>>>> groups
>>>>>>>> >will be able to assert their rights and fulfillment of their
>>>>>>>> aspirations
>>>>>>>> >through the zonal and village councils. While the implementing
>>>>>>>> these
>>>>>>>> >provisions a situation may warrant to reorganize some districts.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >There will be no hindrances to major indigenous people or group to
>>>>>>>> form
>>>>>>>> >district councils, having a definite area of their own but the
>>>>>>>> splintered
>>>>>>>> >indigenous and ethnic groups will be able to assert their rights
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> fulfill
>>>>>>>> >their aspirations through zonal and village councils.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*Proposed Format of Administrative Structure Of Indigenous and
>>>>>>>> Ethnic
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> >People.*
>>>
>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*STATE GOVERNMENT*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*DISTRICT COUNCIL*
> >>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*ZONAL COUNCIL*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*VILLAGE COUNCIL*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*Creation of Ethnically based Administrative System and its Rights
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> and
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> > >Powers*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > 1. In every 5 years people will form districts, zonal and
>>>>>>>> village
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> > councils through elections.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> > 2. Every district council will be reserved for the major
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> indigenous
>>>>>>>> > groups and the zonal and the village councils will be reserved
> >>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> basis
>>>>>>>> > of the population composition of indigenous and ethnic people
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>> > definite areas.
>>>>>>>> > 3. Government shall implement all the schemes through district
>>>>>>>> councils
>>>>>>>> > and similarly district council through zonal councils and zonal
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > councils
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > through village councils.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > 4. If a situation warrants, the state governments with approval
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > upper house will be free to dissolve the district council.
>>>>>>>> > 5. District councils will collect minimum revenue from the
>>>>>>>> land,
>>>>>>>> > establishments and other natural resources, market and finished
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> products
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> > through zonal and village councils of their areas..
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL***
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >An alternative administrative system may be considered in the
>>>>>>>> proposed
>>>>>>>> >autonomous rule against the above-mentioned system.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > 1. Under proposed autonomous state of Assam there will be a
>>>>>>>> district
>>>>>>>> > council in every district. 65% of the seats will be reserved
>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > major indigenous groups who are residing or permanently settled
>>>>>>>> down
>>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>>> > 1826. 20% will be reserved for all the other indigenous people
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > districts. 15% of the seats will be reserved for other ethnic
>>>>>>>> people.
>>>>>>>> 5% of
>>>>>>>> > the seats will be reserved for qualified persons from the
>>>>>>>> origin
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>> > states and foreign countries.
>>>>>>>> > 2. Similarly in all public and private sector institutions and
>>>>>>>> > organizations of the districts there shall be reservations of
>>>>>>>> 60%
>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > indigenous people, 35% for all other ethnic people and 5% for
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> persons
>>>>>>>> > from the origin of other states and foreign countries from the
>>>>>>>> >same district
>>>>>>>> > in respect of employment.
>>>>>>>> > 3. Top priority should be given to the indigenous people of the
>>>>>>>> districts
>>>>>>>> > in respect to allotment of lands.
>>>>>>>> > 4. A sizeable share of the revenue earned by the district
>>>>>>>> council
>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>> > be utilized for the all round socio-economic development of the
>>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> > the districts through work programmes with independent economic
>>>>>>>> power.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >In Assam, Karbi-Anglong and north cachar hills are enjoying the
>>>>>>>> status
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> >autonomous districts. Similarly the bodo-inhabited areas are being
>>>>>>>> >recognized as BTAD since 2001. Therefore the proposed autonomous
>>>>>>>> state
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> >Assam all the above-mentioned district councils will continue to
>>>>>>>> enjoy
>>>>>>>> >territorial, political status and powers. However in case of
>>>>>>>> necessity
>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>> >the betterment, developments and the rights of the people, the
>>>>>>>> number
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> >representatives by changing the ratio, ( increase or decrease ),
> >>>>>>> may
>>>>>>>> take
>>>>>>>> >place in respect of appointments and employments.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*Rights over the Natural Resources of Assam*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > 1. Assam government will have full rights over all the natural
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> resources
>>>
>>>> > of Assam including its exploration and utilization. The
>>>>>>>> government
>>>>>>>> shall
>>>>>>>> > seek approval for exploration and utilization of all natural
>>>>>>>> resources
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> > the upper house.
>>>>>>>> > 2. A share of dividend will be ensured to the central
>>>>>>>> government
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>> >>>>> the
>>>
>>>> > approval of upper house.
>>>>>>>> > 3. New exploration of natural resources can be done only by
>>>>>>>> abiding
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > terms and conditions laid down or with the approval of upper
>>>>>>>> house.
>>>>>>>> > 4. Any big business group intending to set up industry or do
>>>>>>>> > business-utilizing natural resources of Assam can be
>>>>>>>> established
>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>> > abiding the terms and conditions laid down or with approval of
>>>>>>>> upper
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> house.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> > 5. Necessary steps will be taken to collect detailed information
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > regarding all the natural resources of Assam by way of proper
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> correct
>>>>>>>> > survey.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*New Land and Revenue Laws*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >Introducing new land and revenue laws giving full rights of land
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > >indigenous people by abolishing Assam Land and Revenue Acts of
>>>>>>>> 1886
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >introduced by the Britishers.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > 1. In accordance to such laws no land can be transferred or
>>>>>>>> sold
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>> > than the indigenous people.
>>>>>>>> > 2. Local people can retain their land under their occupation
>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> > transfer or sale other than the indigenous people.
>>>>>>>> > 3. To ensure and issue of periodic pattas to the indigenous
>>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> > their land holdings.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> > 4. To recover the illegally occupied ceiling surplus lands
>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> > > tea-estates by way of acquisition and allot the same to the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> landless
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> tea
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > garden workers.. In this respect 80% of the said land will be
>>>>>>>> kept
>>>>>>>> reserved
>>>>>>>> > for the landless tea-garden workers belonging to the
>>>>>>>> tea-estates
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> where
>>>>>>>> > land ceiling surplus will be recovered.
>>>>>>>> > 5. Arrangements will be made to allot the char-areas to the
>>>>>>>> genuine
>>>>>>>> > citizens by way of proper and correct land survey. ( This will
>>>>>>>> check
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > illegal infiltration )
>>>>>>>> > 6. In consultation with the upper house the government of Assam
>>>>>>>> shall
>>>>>>>> > impose tax and collect revenues in respect of natural
>>>>>>>> resources
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> its
>>>>>>>> > products.
>>>>>>>> > 7. Besides natural resources the government of Assam with
>>>>>>>> approval
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> > the upper house will collect revenue as fixed up through zonal
>>>>>>>> council
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> > village councils under the district councils on other products
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> land,
>>>>>>>> > markets, institutions and organizations.
>>>>>>>> > 8. Revenue fixation will be done as per joint decision of upper
>>>>>>>> house
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> > government of Assam and the entire share of revenue earned will
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > account of the government of Assam.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*Towards Safeguarding the Identity and Existence of the Indigenous
>>>>>>>> People*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> > 1. To identify Indian citizens and foreign nationals by
>>>>>>>> preparing
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> > revised and correct National Register of Citizens on the basis
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> NRC
>>>>>>>> 1951.
>>>>>>>> > 2. Introducing dual citizenship by issuing photo-identity
>>>>>>>> cards,
>>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>>> > and groups other than indigenous and ethnic groups will be
>>>>>>>> restricted
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> > enjoying political powers.
>>>>>>>> > 3. To introduce inner-line permits.
>>>>>>>> > 4. Detected foreigners should be kept in the camps in specific
>>>>>>>> zones
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> > to deport them phase wise to the country of their origin.
> >>>>>>> > 5. To seal the international borders completely attached to
>>>>>>>> India
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> as
>>>
>>>> well
>>>>>>>> > as with the north-eastern region.
>>>>>>>> > 6. Arrangements should be made to deport the detected foreign
>>>>>>>> nationals
>>>>>>>> > phase wise through bi-lateral agreements with the concerned
>>>>>>>> countries.
>>>>>>>> In
>>>>>>>> > this respect a diplomatic measure or steps should be taken
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> against
>>>
>>>> probable
>>>>>>>> > international political reaction.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*Towards Cultural development*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >Culture is the refined and sophisticated shape, emerging out of all
>>>>>>>> mental
>>>>>>>> >and physical exercises for the all round development of human
>>>>>>>> living.
>>>>>>>> To
>>>>>>>> >establish the people of "proposed autonomous state of Assam" as a
>>>>>>>> refined
>>>>>>>> ,
>>>>>>>> >culturally sophisticated race, it is essentially important to build
>>>>>>>> up
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> >well organized healthy rural economy. Therefore :-
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > 1. Soil testing to be done of all lands of every zone to make
>>>>>>>> lands
>>>>>>>> > suitable and more productive for agricultural practices as per
>>>>>>>> >agro-climatic
>>>>>>>> > conditions and to make arrangements to export its products to
>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> states
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> > as well as to the foreign countries.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > 2. To create a strong infrastructure and markets in every zone
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> ensure
>>>>>>>> > the farmers to get remunerative prices for their agricultural
>>>>>>>> products
>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>> > way of removing middleman.
>>>>>>>> > 3. To restrict the import of luxurious products and priority
>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>> > given to the production and import of essential commodities.
>>>>>>>> > 4. To set up cottage industries using local and easily
>>>>>>>> available
>>>>>>>> raw
>>>>>>>> > materials of agricultural and forest products to strengthen
>>>>>>>> economy
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> > arrangements will be made for its necessary technical higher
>>>>>>>> >training and up
>>>>>>>> > to date machineries.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > > 5. Arrangements will be made ensuring availability of loans
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > financial institutions to the youths of Assam against
>>>>>>> agriculture,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> business
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> > and setting up industries.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > 6. To develop an Assamese culture combining all indigenous and
>>>>>>>> ethnic
>>>>>>>> art
>>>>>>>> > and culture. The main objective of developing a combined
>>>>>>>> Assamese
>>>>>>>> >culture is
>>>>>>>> > to build a refined cultured and powerful race.
>>>>>>>> > 7. A strong base is to be founded to shape up a regional
>>>>>>>> culture
>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>> > removing the social ills and combining all the finer cultural
>>>>>>>> elements
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > of
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > north-east and simultaneously to build up north-east as well as
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Assam
>>>>>>>> based
>>>>>>>> > regional economy against major market economy.
>>>>>>>> > 8. A policy of technical education is to be introduced by
>>>>>>>> abandoning
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > spiritual and adopting a scientific approach. The prime
> >>>>>>> objective
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>> > policy is to make the younger generation more competent,
>>>>>>>> confident,
>>>>>>>> > pragmatic and patriot.
>>>>>>>> > 9. To introduce three language formula i.e, indigenous
>>>>>>>> language,
>>>>>>>> English
>>>>>>>> > and Assamese as a link language. Existing Bengali and Hindi
>>>>>>>> medium
>>>>>>>> schools
>>>>>>>> > will continue as usual as additionally but there shall be
>>>>>>>> restrictions
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> > opening of new schools of any other local language. ( More
>>>>>>>> debates
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> > discussions will be required in this regard )
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> >*Judiciary and Elections*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >Election commission and judiciary will be fully autonomous bodies
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> >proposed ' Autonomous state of Assam'. ( It will be free from
>>>>>>>> interventions
>>>>>>>> >and interference of the central and state governments ). Creation
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> federal
>>>>>>>> >India will be necessarily making vital changes to the existing
>>>>>>>> constitution
>>>>>>>> >of India and simultaneously all the laws and legislations relating
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> its
>>>
>>>> >institutions and organizations will also be changed in respect of
>>>>>>>> giving a
>>>>>>>> >new constitutional shape to Assam.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*Natural Calamity*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >Priority is to be given for construction of small Dam's across the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> quick
>>>
>>>> >flowing small rivers for generation of hydro-electric power against
>>>>>>>> big
>>>>>>>> >Dam's. Ro check land erosions and annual visiting floods,
>>>>>>>> scientific
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> >technical measures are to be adopted and paralleled organizing and
>>>>>>>> utilizing
>>>>>>>> >the human resources.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*Our view point : In respect of indigenous and ethnic *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > 1. *Indigenous* : Internationally the Steve Hagner's theory in
>>>>>>>> regard
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> > indigenous people has been recognized widely and by the
>>>>>>>> majority.
>>>>>>>> >Therefore,
>>>>>>>> > on the basis of Steve Hagner's theory the definition of
>>>>>>>> indigenous
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> being
>>>>>>>> > determined in the context of Assam from our view point. As per
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> said
>>>>>>>> > definition people those who were living within a definite
>>>>>>>> >territory prior to
>>>>>>>> > colonial rule or occupied by foreign powers through invasion
>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>> > considered 'INDIGENOUS'. Hence as per Steve Hagner's theory,
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>>> > those who were living within the territory of Assam prior to
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> British
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> > colonial rule will be considered as ' INDIGENOUS'
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > 2. *Ethnic* : On the other hand from our view point, with the
>>>>>>>> emergence
>>>>>>>> > of British colonial rule to 1971 those who have migrated
>>>>>>>> settled
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> > assimilated with the indigenous people will be considered as
>>>>>>>> ethnic
>>>>>>>> people.
>>>>>>>> > In this regard we would like to clarify that in spite of
>>>>>>>> tremendous
>>>>>>>> > controversy the 'Assam Accord 'is being accepted by the people
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> >general in
>>>>>>>> > Assam. Therefore, the cut off year of determining and detection
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> foreign
>>>>>>>> > nationals will be 1971. The people those who have illegally
>>>>>>>> entered
>>>>>>>> after
>>>>>>>> > 1971 from Bangladesh and Nepal will be considered as foreign
>>>>>>>> nationals. On
>>>>>>>> > the other hand the people those who have migrated from the
>>>>>>>> different
>>>>>>>> parts
>>>>>>>> > of India enjoying the status and rights of citizen and settled
>>>>>>>> down
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> > permanently will be considered as ethnic but those who are
> >>>>>>
>>>>>> engaged
>>>>>
>>>>> in
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > business and trade after 1971 will be restricted from enjoying
>>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>> > rights and status and shall be treated as outsiders.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > > 3. *Foreign Nationals* : After 1971 those who have illegally
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> entered
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > Assam will be considered as illegal immigrants. We reject the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> approach
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> > ULFA considering Indian citizens along with illegal immigrants
>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>> foreign
>>>>>>>> > nationals.
>>>>>>>> > 4. *Assamese* : the word Assamese has emerged out of the name
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > land, Assam, not on the basis of language. Hence, in the land
> >>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> >'Assam' the
>>>>>>>> > word Assamese will mean all indigenous and ethnic people.
>>>>>>>> > 5. *Progressive Nationalism* : The tendency of denying the
>>>>>>>> status
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > own
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > characteristics of the small indigenous and ethnic groups by the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >major races
>>>>>>>> > through aggression is chauvinistic nationalism and opposed to
>>>>>>>> it,
>>>>>>>> >adopting a
>>>>>>>> > policy of giving equal importance to the dignity, status ,
>>>>>>>> equal
>>>>>>>> rights,
>>>>>>>> > characteristics and equal development is progressive
>>>>>>>> nationalism.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*Charter of Demands*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*ULFA ( PRO-TALK )*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > 1. *Full autonomy within the framework of Indian constitution.*
>>>>>>>> > 2. *a) In Assam Legislative Assembly, 70% of seats to be kept
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> reserved
>>>
>>>> > for the indigenous people.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*b) To create an Upper House comprising of indigenous and ethnic
>>>>>>>> people.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* 3. Sealing of Indo-Bangla border to check illegal
>>>>>>>> infiltration.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* 4. To detect and deport foreign nationals taking 25.03.1971
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> to
>>>
>>>> be
>>>>>>>> >the cut off year as per . *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* memorandum of understanding between AASU and government of
>>>>>>>> India.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*5. To detect foreign nationals by preparing a revised
>>>>>>>> national
>>>>>>>> >register of citizens of 1951.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*6. Detected foreign nationals to be kept in a
>>>>>>>> special/specific
>>>>>>>> area
>>>>>>>> >and to deport them phase wise.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*7. To introduce dual citizenship.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*8. To introduce the system of inter-state permit.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*9. To form a border commission to find solutions of border
>>>>>>>> disputes
>>>>>>>> >of north-eastern states.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*10. To adopt a scientific approach to the flood related problems
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> >recognize floods of Assam to be a national calamity.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*11. Immediate steps should be taken to stop hydro-electric
>>>>>>>> projects
>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>> >will cause immense damage to the state of Assam.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*12. To open and develop Stillwell Road to connect Assam with
>>>>>>>> south-east
>>>>>>>> >Asia immediately. *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*13. To have dialogue with all the insurgent groups of north-east
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> >restore permanent peace in the region. *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*14. To declare river Brahmaputra to be a national waterway.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*15. Necessary steps should be taken by the government of India to
>>>>>>>> declare
>>>>>>>> >Majuli as a world heritage site.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> >*16. A special task force constituted by recruiting the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> indigenous
>>>>>
>>>>> people
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >of north-east and to deploy them in the indo-Bangla border to check
>>>>>>>> >infiltration and safeguard the border. *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*17. To construct a seventh bridge across Brahmaputra to connect
>>>>>>>> >Nimatighat and Majuli.*
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >*18.. Immediate release of the four central committee leaders of
> >>>>>>> ULFA
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> >jail. *
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >* *
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