[Assam] ULFA : Demand for full autonomy of Assam/3
Chan Mahanta
cmahanta at charter.net
Mon Mar 30 06:16:23 PDT 2009
Thanks K.
Can you send me the link to the article. I could not find it.
Be out of town till Wednesday.
so-ko
> >
>> It has been a great pleasure for me to know that our very dear Sondonkai
>> is a master gardener.Here is an excerpt from a piece,written by Kalyanda ( K
>> Dutta-choudhury of California) that appeared in yesterday's on-line edition
>> of The Sentinel. " Chandan Mahanta, an architect living in St. Louis, is a
>> gardener supremo. He is an expert in composting using grass and vegetable
>> peelings."
>>
>Congratulation.Just wanted to share the news with you all.
>Coming back to the allien issue,let me reiterate once again that *it is
>also one of the bounden duties of the state Government to tightly secure its
>borders.Keep in mind that the western border between Punjab and Pakistan is
>completely secured.If the state government itself turns a Nelson's eye to
>its own problems,how on earth can anyone anticipate help from others?The
>Hindi adage" Apna hi sikka khota"can be applied to our politicians!*
>KJD
>
>
>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *** Being the strict constitutionalist you are--as demonstrated in your
>> recent posts as well as from the past, I am surprised that you hold both
>> the Central and State govts. equally responsible for securing the borders.
>> Is border protection in the State List? Or is it in the Central List?
>>
>> Also, responsibility must be backed up with resources. Does the state have
>> the resources to deliver on this responsibility that you assigned to it?
>>
>> We will get into the ability to perform the constitutional duties, even
>> with the resources and the authorities, later. That is different issue.
>>
>> But we hope you will tell us clearly why you hold both the sate and the
>> Center equally responsible.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Without the benefit of that,we
>>> might as well forget everything else.In short,everything else is a
>>> moot.Wouldn't it be an otiose undertaking to expect any govt.to act
>>> independently or do anything worth the name, when the same does not even
>>> recognize that there exists a serious problem?
>>>
>>
>>
>> *** Good question and a fair one. So has Dilli acknowledged the problem?
>> If yes, then what has it done?
>>
>> And If the bosses do not acknowledge it, how do expect it to be
>> acknowledged by its stooges at Dispur whose existence is entirely under the
>> control if its masters at Dilli. Or do YOU believe that the state govt. is
>> able to chart an independent course under the OPERATIVE SYSTEM ? If you do,
>> will you explain how? THAT, will be contributing hugely towards educating
>> us as well as building YOUR
>> credibility on the matter.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there any Assamese citizen,whose opinion needs to be built in regard to
>>> the presence of Bangladeshis in Himalayan proportion? I really wonder!
>>>
>>
>>
>> *** You hardly need to wonder, because by all accounts, and credibly too,
> > there are large numbers of B'deshis in Assam. Question you ought to be
>> wondering about it then is WHY does none do anything about it?
>>
>> We know how much you are devoted to the rule of law of a constitutional
>> democracy and your faith in Indian democracy and the constitution. So, IF
>> the people of the state is DISSATISFIED with the performance of its
>> government, would they NOT have voted it out in this 'functioning democracy'
>> ?
>>
>>
>>
>> *** Obviously things don't add up. Here is huge disconnect. Would you care
>> to sort it out ? And when you do, we just might stumble into solution
>> scenarios :-).
>>
>> Iti,
>>
>> so-kai
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >What could anyone expect from a ruling govt.,who choose remain
>>>>
>>>>> recalcitrant
>>>>> in their opinion that there are no Bangladeshis in Assam!!?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *** Can these 'ruling govts' of Assam REALLY act independently, looking
>>>> after Assam's interests? Never mind WHAT political party/parties it is
> >>> composed of.
>>>>
>>>> *** If YES, then the comment
>>>> "---Why then blame others?" might mean something.
>>>>
>>>> But if NOT, then it has no meaning, does it?
>>>>
>>>> So, what is the REALITY here? Can an Assam govt. act independently ?
>>>> ANY
>>>> govt. ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 5:43 PM -0500 3/27/09, kamal deka wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Deja vu again! It brings me back to the same topic called " only in
>>>>> Assam"
>>>>> Where on earth could a person ask for a solution of a problem when the
>>>>> person himself refuses to recognise the existence of such problem?
>>>>> Yes,it could happen.It could happen only in Assam.
>>>>> A number of steps can be taken to bring the illegal infiltration down
>>>>> to
>>>>> the
>>>>> minimum.Issuance of multi-purpose identity cards/fencing the
>>>>> borders/devising efficient ways and means of detection of illegals--so
>>>>> on
>>>>> and so forth.
>>>>> What could anyone expect from a ruling govt.,who choose remain
>>>>>
>>>> >> recalcitrant
>>>
>>>> in their opinion that there are no Bangladeshis in Assam!!? Why then
>>>>> blame
>>>>> others?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So the big questions are ????
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Might I suggest that they are:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A. HOW to reduce the inflow, if not stop it altogether?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> B. Distributing those already in to other parts of the country that
>>>>>> claims Assam as its colony ? Like
>>>>>> How the British took Indians to Kenya and to Fiji.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So where are the righteous Indianistas clamoring for it to be DONE?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At 10:21 PM -0500 3/26/09, kamal deka wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The crux of the matter is unabated massive infiltration.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alright,those who have already made their way illegally into Assam
>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>> not be displaced.But why must Assam alone shoulder the burden of
>>>
>>>> harbouring
>>>>>>> tens of thousands of illegal Bangladeshis?Why can't they be
>>>>>>> distributed
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> proportionate basis to other states?
>>>>>>> In the light of ongoing influx,Is the solution entailing " learn to
>>>>>>> live"
>>>>>>> a defensible one ? " Learn to live with them" for how long?Till the
>>>>>>> tipping
>>>>>>> point is reached?
>>>>>>> For those who are unfamiliar with the idiom, the tipping point means
>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>> small change may not have any effect until critical mass is
>>>>>>> formed.Any
>>>>>>> change thereafter,however small,will have a dramatic effect.
>>>>>>> KJD
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Alpana B. Sarangapani <
>>>>>>> absarangapani at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I agree completely that nobody should be displaced. But new influx
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> needs
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> be stopped.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As long as Kashmir like situation does not occur in Assam, everybody
>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>> live together happily (ever after). I really mean that.
> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:22:57 -0700
>>>>>>>> > From: dilipdeka at yahoo.com
>>>>>>>> > To: assam at assamnet.org
>>>>>>>> > Subject: Re: [Assam] ULFA : Demand for full autonomy of Assam/3
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > That is true. But the first reality is whether (we) recognize that
>>>>>>>> B'deshis
>>>>>>>> > coming into Assam :
>>>>>>>> > (a) are illegal YES
>>>>>>>> > (b) Should they be sent back? YES BUT CAN YOU?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> > (c) Are we comfortable having them around: because they only
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> occupy
>>>>>
>>>>> char
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> > useless land (where no Assamese will tread), and only take up jobs
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>>> > Assamese will do? PROBABLY NOT TODAY, TOMORROW IS ANOTHER
>>>>>>>> ISSUE.
>>>>>>>> > (d) Should our "human' sensitivities go to the extent of
>>>>>>>> displacing
>>>>>>>> Assamese
>>>>>>>> > from their chars, to make sure our illegal guests are comfy?
> >>>>>>> ABSOLUTELY
>>>>>>>> NOT. ARE THERE ASSAMESE SETTLERS ON CHARS? BANGLADESHIS ON THEIR
>>>>>>>> ARRIVAL
>>>>>>>> > DO NOT DISPLACE LOCAL PEOPLE. THEY OCCUPY GOVT LAND. WHEN THEY
>>>>>>>> SAVE
>>>>>>>> MONEY
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> THROUGH HARD WORK, THEY LOOK FOR BETTER PROPERTY AND THE
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> > LOCALS SELL TO THEM.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > ________________________________
>>>>>>>> > From: Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the
>>>>>>>> world <
>>>>>>>> assam at assamnet.org>
>>>>>>>> > Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 10:09:43 PM
>>>>>>>> > Subject: Re: [Assam] ULFA : Demand for full autonomy of Assam/3
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > >It is not a question of right or wrong anymore. It is agreed that
>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>> > not have the right to encroach.
>>>>>>>> > >It is about the reality. How does Assam and the Assamese people
>>>>>>>> survive
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> > the reality of massive settlement of Bangladeshis?
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > That is true. But the first reality is whether (we) recognize that
>>>>>>>> B'deshis
>>>>>>>> > coming into Assam :
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > > (a) are illegal
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > (b) Should they be sent back?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > (c) Are we comfortable having them around: because they only
>>>>>>>> occupy
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> char
>>>
>>>> and
>>>>>>>> > useless land (where no Assamese will tread), and only take up jobs
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>>> > Assamese will do?
>>>>>>>> > (d) Should our "human' sensitivities go to the extent of
>>>>>>>> displacing
>>>>>>>> Assamese
>>>>>>>> > from their chars, to make sure our illegal guests are comfy?
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > >Are you suggesting that the settlers should be terrorized so that
>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>> go
>>>>>>>> > back to Bangladesh?
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > In fact, if Assamese are not careful, people may be terrorized,
>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>> > probably be B'Deshis getting rid of Assamese from Assam.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > --Ram
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Dilip and Dil Deka <
>>>>>>>> dilipdeka at yahoo.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > >wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > > Let me butt in.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> > > It is not a question of right or wrong anymore. It is
>>> agreed that
>>>
>>>> they
>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>> > > not have the right to encroach.
>>>>>>>> > > It is about the reality. How does Assam and the Assamese people
>>>>>>>> survive
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> > > the reality of massive settlement of Bangladeshis?
>>>>>>>> > > Are you suggesting that the settlers should be terrorized so
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>> go
>>>>>>>> > > back to Bangladesh?
>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>> > > ________________________________
>>>>>>>> > > From: kamal deka <kjit.deka at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> > > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around
>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>> world
>>>>>>>> > > <assam at assamnet..org>
>>>>>>>> > > Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 9:43:33 PM
>>>>>>>> > > Subject: Re: [Assam] ULFA : Demand for full autonomy of Assam/3
>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>> > > So, you are trying to justify that since bangladeshis are
>>>>>>>> landless
>>>>>>>> > > farmers,they have the the inherent right to cross the border and
>>>>>>>> grab
>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>> > > land.Is there any other explanation? Do tell.
>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>> > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Chan Mahanta <
>>>>>>>> cmahanta at charter.net
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > > wrote:
>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>> > > > At 9:21 PM -0500 3/22/09, kamal deka wrote:
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > >> Here is what you wrote:
>>>>>>>> > > >>
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > > *** Really? Omigosh!!!
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > > But wait--does that mean I made the argument attributed to me:
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > > " the state of Assam is
>>>>>>>> > > >> obligated to allow them to move freely across the border and
>>>>>>>> provide
>>>>>>>> > > them
>>>>>>>> > > >> with the land for cultivation. ?
> >>>>>>> > > >>
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > > *** I was explaining WHY B'deshis leave their own homeland to
>>>>>>>> unwelcome
>>>>>>>> > > > places, like Assam. It was NOT I who asked the question
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> > > > ",what does Assam have so much in abundance to render her
>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> generous?"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > > Does that ring a bell?
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>>> > > >>
>>>>>>>> > > >>
>>>>>>>> > > >>> "" 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."
>>>>>>>> > > >>>>
>>>>>>>> > > >>>
>>>>>>>> > > >>>
>>>>>>>> > > >>>
>>>>>>>> > > >> KJD
>>>>>>>> > > >>>
>>>>>>>> > > >>>>
>>>>>>>> > > >>>>
>>>>>>>> > > >>>>
>>>>>>>> > > >>> *** 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
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>
>>>> ...
>>
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