Geography, my friend! High school geography! Look it up. There is
more to Assam than Guwahati.
At 10:36 PM -0600 1/20/06, Barua25 wrote:
>ULFA fights not JUST for the poor and the downtrodden, but a lot of middle class people who are fairly well settled and >who hold the idea of being able to be the masters of their own fate dear.
But you have already disqualified the middle class of Guwahati. What middle class you are talking about.
Jorhat? Thank you.
RB
----- Original Message -----From: Chan MahantaTo: Ram SarangapaniCc: Rajen Barua ; ASSAMNETSent: Friday, January 20, 2006 10:20 PMSubject: Re: [Assam] Demand note is ULFA's: IGP (SB) Sentinel
> but shouldn't they be accountable to at least the downtrodden, whom Ulfa obviously champions?
*** And HOW do RS and RB get to don the halo of championing the cause of those who have kept ULFA operating for a quarter century, and to demand accountability of it?On the other hand, what have RS ands RB done to demand accountability of those whose cause they champion?Also, just so no one gets the wrong idea here, ULFA fights not JUST for the poor and the downtrodden, but a lot of middle class people who are fairly well settled and who hold the idea of being able to be the masters of their own fate dear.At 6:24 PM -0600 1/20/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>Nor is it accountable to those who would deny it its existence.
And what about those who do NOT deny its existence? Forget the clueless NRAs or those sitting high and mighty in Dispur or Dilli, but shouldn't they be accountable to at least the downtrodden, whom Ulfa obviously champions?
--Ram
On 1/20/06, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Or the rule does not apply there?
*** That depends upon whether one can apply some ordinary analytical skills.
Accountability of a government exists to the people that put it in place.
ULFA is NOT accountable to those who would have it submit to their inquisition. Nor is it accountable to those who would deny it its existence.
Or was that much too complicated to figure out?
At 12:34 PM -0600 1/20/06, Rajen Barua wrote:
Can we say the same for GOI accountability?
Or the rule does not apply there?
RB
----- Original Message -----
From: Chan Mahanta
To: Rajen Barua ; Ram Sarangapani
Cc: ASSAMNET
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Demand note is ULFA's: IGP (SB) Sentinel
>Parallel govts must have its own accountability.
*** Only problem here is that " Xogunor xawt burha goru nomore"
At 11:14 AM -0600 1/20/06, Rajen Barua wrote:
I think if ULFA would come up with a solid plan how to spend that 5 billion dollar for Assam and agree to put that money in a common World Bank account to be spent only for the cause of Assam, I would support the ULFA move and would demand the money from GOI instead and not from ONGC. But I will not support ULFA if they want to collect the money and spend in Bangladesh Movie industry or any other personal investment depriving the people of Assam and making the people of Assam even poorer.
Parallel govts must have its own accountability.
Assamese people are saying NO to Hobo Diok.
They are saying : Amar Upai Nai.
RB
----- Original Message -----
From: Ram Sarangapani
To: Barua25
Cc: ASSAMNET ; Chan Mahanta
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Demand note is ULFA's: IGP (SB) SentinelHeh! heh! Barua, that is yet another explanation for the faux pas.
The idea seems to put the onus on the GOI. But who knows?
On 1/18/06, Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"Be that as it may, the demand note to the ONGC will not hamper the peace process since extortion by militants is not unusual."
Thinking again, I think the above statement by MRG may be a 'wish' statement. Note the adverb 'will not'. Normally only a spekeperson from GOI wiould use the phrase 'will not'. MRG should have used 'should not', but by using the 'word 'will not', she is in fact wishing to tell the GOI, " Of course, you are not going to stop the negotiations simply because of this demand note, are you? You know these milliants do this kind of thing al the time. You better hurry to do the negotiations so that they will not do such things." In fact she is wishing that the demand note issue may be used as a some kind of trump card and force GOI to do some realpolitics. Otherwise, I could not see why she used 'will not' without any authority and did not use 'should not'.
RB
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