Ram:
At 3:14 PM -0500 9/1/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>Hi C'da,
>
>Hope you had a nice trip out West.
*** Yes, indeed. Had a great trip. Thanks.
> >Since the two are so intertwined, we obviously cannot separate the
>issues.
**** That is a serious problem. One of the reasons Assam seeks to get
out of the tangled mess that is India. It will be good for India, and
better for Assam.
Do you believe it will hurt India, and thus in your infinite goodness
do not want to see that? Or do you think if Assam is set free it will
become the basket case of the world? Or are you paranoid about the
lungi-menace ?
Which one Ram :-)?
> >Its not just reforms (for developement or growth), you posts reflect
>the utter lack of faith in desi-demokrasy, elekshuns, and system of
>governance in India.
**** And with good reasons. I did not use to be so. I too was a
'pucca' desi-patriot. But I got wiser, and I learned how to read the
handwriting on the wall. Not just in this case, but in most all other
areas of life too. And it has served me well, and thus my confidence.
ELEKSHUNS are a tool, a mean for selecting a team to mind your
collective affairs. If that slate of the elected are unable to
deliver, then such
elekshuns deserve to be shunned. They are not icons on to themselves,
inviolate, to be held up on a pedestal like yet another desi-god.
People deserve to throw out the effective system and adopt a more
reliable one.
How?
# By developing a modern and fair constitution for assam
# By having campaign finance regulations that have teeth and
are enforceable. Assam elekshuns are controlled by outside business
interests thru BLACK MONEY that desi-demokrasy is impotent in curbing.
# By adopting a candidate selection process that is not beholden to the
'high-command'. Remember how Bhupen Hazarika proudly announced that
he will do whatever his 'Atalji' told him, whatever this masters in
the 'high command' had in store for him? But BH is not an exception
to the rule. He is the norm. Others have been actually worse. Is
that democracy in your book Ram?
# By changing the administrative system, where a demagogue
that can draw
large numbers of vote gets to be that important minister, in charge of
managing those complex affairs of state, riding herd/hard over his
itinerant IAS minions going 'hoy saar, hoy-saar' failing which
they might end managing a bankrupt undertaking at Jokaisuk. The
system must be re-tooled to attract and enable the able from Assam
to run for office. And the management must not be automatically go
to the largest vote-getter, qualified or not.
An executive style of government instead of the feeble and impotent
parliamentary kind practised in India would be a good alternative.
# A thorough overhaul of the judiciary is crucial, with local people
as judges, and not foreign ones, sent in to serve at Guwahati for
sins in their native lands.
# Complete overhaul of the police system with civilian oversight,
who will be trained to SERVE the people, and not RULE over them like
the desi-coloninal system in place. Police will have adequate
educational qualifications with adequate compensation for a dignified
lifestyle. And police staff shall NEVER again be menial
house-servants for MLAs, ministers and bureaucrats.
I hope you catch my drift Ram. I can go on and on, but I hope that
won't be necessary.
I look forward to your rebuttal :-).
c-da
>
>This is what you say today:
>> I can't give India solutions to its problems. But I sure do have
>> ideas for Assam.
>
>But this is what you said last week:
>
>**** Until such time as Indian policies rule over Assam, the two could
>not be separated.
>
>Since the two are so intertwined, we obviously cannot separate the
>issues. Problems in India affect Assam (and vice versa I would think).
>
>So, as long as Assam is still a part and parcel of India, we can't be
>all gripes and no solutions for the country.
>
>Its not just reforms (for developement or growth), you posts reflect
>the utter lack of faith in desi-demokrasy, elekshuns, and system of
>governance in India.
>
>That would obviously lead one to think that you do have a solution up
>the sleeve (which you were willing to share with us, last week).
>
>> Your comment implies that there is no better way. Only those who
>> intentionally keep themselves behind blinders would believe that.
>
>On the contrary, that wasn't my implication at all. I think there is a
>lot that India needs to take care of.
>
>But I also believe that with a huge and diverse population, the
>country has in its own way been able to move forward in a democratic
>setup, making corrections along the way. You cannot give me another
>example where the fundamentals of democracy are still intact, given
>the myraid of problems that India faces. I believe there are enough
>intelligent people at the Center, who do think about solutions to move
>the country forward. And lastly, I understand that Delhi cannot be
>Assam centric all the time, it has the whole country to look after.
>Being the Center, it must at least try to give a fair shake to each
>state.
>
>So, once again C'da, without going into semantics and spins, what do
>you see as a possible solution for holding free and fair elekshuns,
>correcting desi-demokrasy, and changing the system of governance.?
>
>Will await with bated breath :) :)
>
>--Ram
>
>On 9/1/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Ram:
>>
>>
>> I can't give India solutions to its problems. But I sure do have
>> ideas for Assam.
>>
>> Your response implies there are no better options. But that is not
>> credible. There are many Indians themselves, even in govt., including
>> MMS, who know that reforms are direly needed. But it is fractured the
>> nature of India which prevents the forced conglomeration that passes
>> for a country from effecting the reforms it is required to.
>>
>> Your comment implies that there is no better way. Only those who
>> intentionally keep themselves behind blinders would believe that.
>>
>>
>> c-da
>>
> >
>>
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