[Assam] ULFA no longer a force to be reckoned with, IB tells Centre - Sentinel

[kamal deka]

>>>Hmmm! I haven't met any either. Next time we visit Assam, I will have to
make it point to meet one :-).<<<

RS,
I am sure,there must be plenty of merry andrews in Assam as well as in
the Net.However,in terms of buffoonery,he or she will not be able to
match the one,who expects an illegal Bangladeshis to put on a ID tag
hanging around his neck with the purpose of divulging his nationality
:-)
KJD

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Uttam,
>
>>My problem is I cannot see anything in isolation. For me the events are all
> connected; we can see the past; but cannot forecast the future: that >sort
> of: -).
>
> I agree there is value in viewing issues in this manner. However, some
> issues (like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or similar ones) there is
> absolutely no end. The time line can be shifted at will, and how one wishes.
>
> That is why, it is often a good idea to compartmentalize issues. One has to
> start at some base line.
>
>>1. I have not yet personally met a confirmed illegal Bangladeshi
> migrant ascertained to be one till date. Have you?
>
> Hmmm! I haven't met any either. Next time we visit Assam, I will have to
> make it point to meet one :-).
>
> But, there is the other possibility, since you have met one, and I haven't
> either, then we can both be sure there aren't any illegal B'deshis in Assam.
> :-)
>
>>2. The recent killings near Dr. Dhaniram Baruah's Heart City have been
> attributed to land grabbing. Some business people from the >cowbelt want a
> huge contiguous plot of land on south bank near Guwahati to build up a
> township.
>
> I remember this. We were at Guwahati around that time. The Dr. was in
> B'lore, and some miscreants destroyed a big portion of his hospital.
> So, you claim some Hindiwalls or the like were behind this. And this proves
> what, Uttam? That these Hindiwallas are out to get us?
>
>>There is no point in merely condemning the armed activity by a small
> section of the Assamese. Being irrational, these activities would surely
>>give you the opportunity to sneer at them. But that will rather stoke the
> fire than to douse it: do not you suggest we adhere to >'non->violence'? You
> got to feel the fragile Assamese psyche in relation to its foundation in
> hinterland ( some people say colony within a >colony!) economics.( you call
> it 'victim mentality' which is not very empathic...)
>
> Whether I empathize or not hardly matters, the 'Victim mentality' exists &
> quite well for that matter. In fact, this is a favorite tool used by armed
> rebellions all over the world, and maybe even countries.
>
> --Ram da
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 9:42 PM, uttam borthakur
> <uttamborthakur at yahoo.co.in>wrote:
>
>> Dear Ram Da,
>>
>> My problem is I cannot see anything in isolation. For me the events are all
>> connected; we can see the past; but cannot forecast the future: that sort
>> of: -).
>>
>> Since I have to run this time, I just point out a few things for you to
>> just ponder: -
>>
>> 1. I have not yet personally met a confirmed illegal Bangladeshi
>> migrant ascertained to be one till date. Have you?
>>
>> 2. The recent killings near Dr. Dhaniram Baruah's Heart City have been
>> attributed to land grabbing. Some business people from the cowbelt want a
>> huge contiguous plot of land on south bank near Guwahati to build up a
>> township. In Chandrapur area, the Oxomiya henchmen of the cowbelt business
>> houses are intimidating, killing, demolishing fences, etc. etc. in order to
>> devour the land. Local resistance of villagers, who are getting organised in
>> the fear of losing homestead, are somewhat delaying the process. Political
>> bigwigs , Ministersrunning Assam are in cahoots. Policemen are involved. All
>> these are daily news. Recently, I went on a survey. I was aghast to learn
>> that annual periodic pattas are given to the settlers; they are now given
>> the marching orders after giving them some money and a back dated agreement;
>> on the basis of such agreement petty revenue for last fiver years are paid
>> in the name of these political bigwigs, ministers, northerners,
>>  journalists etc. who have occupied huge chunks of beautiful forest, hill
>> lands with tremendous sight of the mighty Brahmaputra. If you pay 20 times
>> or so of the revenue you get a Myadi Patta. For the poor settlers it is a
>> huge amount; for the carpetbaggers it is pittance. ( My take on this is :
>> all colonial masters need local henchmen / dalals. The rich from the cowbelt
>> will always need their paid goons to carry out their dirty works. But 'root
>> cause' is the money and greed of the masters: the principal aspect of the
>> contradiction:-))
>>
>> 3. For various historical reasons, the processs of Assamese Nation
>> formation (in the modern sense; I do not begin with Narakasura:-)) has not
>> been very sturdy and this inherent weakness has led to knee-jerk reactions
>> weakening the process rather than bolstering it. There is no point in
>> merely condemning the armed activity by a small section of the Assamese.
>> Being irrational, these activities would surely give you the opportunity to
>> sneer at them. But that will rather stoke the fire than to douse it: do not
>> you suggest we adhere to 'non-violence'? You got to feel the
>> fragile Assamese psyche in relation to its foundation in hinterland ( some
>> people say colony within a colony!) economics.( you call it 'victim
>> mentality' which is not very empathic...)
>>
>> That's about it for now.
>>
>>
>> Uttam Kumar Borthakur
>>
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