I wrote about this before. One of the
reasons for success of these Bundh Culture in Assam is that the News Papers
publish the announcements of each and every proposed Bundhs by all orgs all
over Assam. It does not need a Rocket Scientist to figure out that any announced
Bundh by any party will not be very successful if the media do not publicize
about it. No org has the capability or the manpower to affect a Bundh unless
people and the police cooperate in the Bundh. So it is a two way street. The
question is why the media donot help Assam and help themselves and decide not to
publish any announcement of proposed Bundh? Why media does not have the courage
to do it? This is what I call Assam like to cry with both ends; Complain for
Bundhs on one hand and announce, cooperate and help the Bundh on the
other.
Rajen Barua
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Bandh
culture
> Dear All
> Let us talk in today's context. Most of us are
self
> employed who earn their wages on daily basis. Very few
>
people in society have permanent job who can absorbe
> the shock of One
day's "Bandha". Even professionals
> are paid on hourly & daily basis
these days. They are
> not employed rather hired. Think about the people
on
> street e. g. Auto Rikshaw Driver, Rikshaw Puller, Tea
> Vendor,
Cigarette vendor etc, the list is endless.
> They have to go literally
without any earning on the
> day of Bandha. They too have family members
&
> dependents to feed. In fact in today's date we are
>
struggling to survive. The age has come that we have
> to buy even water
to drink.
>
> Can we justify Bandha considering these things? Yes
we
> can! Let us go hungry on the day of Bandha. Let us not
> feed
milk to our children & let us not carry any
> patient in the family to
hospital because we would be
> observing Bandha. Let us make the Bandha
successful by
> stopping all those daily chores. Believe me the
Bandha
> will become successful.
> What I see that Bandha brings
cheers to those who are
> privileged (those who have permanent employment)
& it
> brings dispair to those who are on street. The choice
>
is ours. After all it is our society & we only have to
> face the
consequence; good or bad.
>
> With warm regards
> SUSHIL
KUMAR MISHRA
> MUSCAT
> SULTANATE OF OMAN
>
> ---
umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> > someone said that to Mahatma Gandhi that
this
> > non-violent Bandh /strikes would ultimately be
> >
harming the country and ruining the work ethic of
> > Indians.
Elsewhere I think the communists had
> > started this thing -- if I
remember correctly in
> > Paris Labor Marches had taken place like this
much
> > eaelier.
> >
> > Umesh
> >
> > Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Dipankar,
> >
> > Many netters have written often
about this 'bandh
> > culture'. Reading the Assam Tribune and the
Sentinel
> > I have read many people voice their opinions
against
> > such a culture. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to
>
> be heard.
> >
> > The organizers of these bands
care very little about
> > the economic effects. The public too seems
to care
> > less. On the one hand its a holiday, so why worry.
>
> The fact that traders and manufacturers will
> > ultimately shift
the cost of bandhs to consumers in
> > way of higher prices is not
given any thought
> > either.
> >
> > >Can
anybody suggest a remedy for this sickening
> > culture.
>
>
> > The solution obviously lies with the people.
They
> > are ones that the organizers seek support from. If
>
> people do not give them that support, then calls for
> > bandhs
will fail.
> >
> > I think recently a bandh call by
some minority
> > student group failed in major cities like
Guwahati
> > because people just ignored it. That is the
> >
solution.
> >
> > --Ram
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 20 2005 8:22:49 GMT+0530, Dipankar
Malla
> > Baruah (Well Logging) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> wrote: Hi all,
> >
> > Today there is another "Assam
Bandh" in Assam called
> > by small tea garden owner's union. This has
been a
> > policy of every organization to call for a bandh to
>
> show their existence. The bandh is declared in such
> > a way so
that people get continuous holidays like on
> > Saturdays and Mondays
or when there is a normal day
> > in between holidays. People also
blindly support the
> > bandh and prefer to have a rest day at home
without
> > even knowing the cause of the bandh. Can anybody
>
> suggest a remedy for this sickening culture.
> >
> >
Dipankar
> >
> > With regards
> > D M Baruah
>
> Dy Supdng Engineer
> > Well Logging Deptt
> > Oil India
Ltd
> > Duliajan - 786 602
> > Assam
> > Phone : 0374
2803017 (R)094350 39820 (M)
> >
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