HI Mayur:
Very well said.
But I would like to engage you, later that is, on why it is
better for Assam to be ruled by others by proxy, instead of being able
to be the masters of its own destiny.
>You
know the contribution of many NRIs (mainly Punjabis)
to their state. I know Mahanata Da will get a point to
>pull my leg on this issue.
Rest easy, I won't, when you speak the truth or are not indulging
in
spinning :-).
Indeed the ex-pats have done whoppingly well, once they left
India that is, and are now sharing some of their good fortunes
with their ex-compatriots, in different ways.
Question is if you and others have taken a moment to mull why
these desis have to leave India to do well, if Indian rule has
been so good for the country, that so many of you cannot seem to
imagine living under anything else?
Think about it. We will deliberate on it some more later.
cm
At 9:06 AM -0700 9/22/05, mayur bora wrote:
Hi Mrinal
Thanks for your interesting observation. It may be
more applicable to those people who are outside India
than to someone like me who was in Assam till the
other day. But your view that they start feeling about
the state only after leaving Assam is not entirely
true. Because you don't know what they probably did
while they were in Assam. Moreover should there be any
distinction between someone living in Assam ot outside
it in respect of their willingness to do something for
the state in a meaningful but humble way ? I leave
this point for a wider debate among the netters.
I believe where there is a will, there is a way. You
know the contribution of many NRIs (mainly Punjabis)
to their state. I know Mahanata Da will get a point to
pull my leg on this issue. But I enjoy his opinion.
You may not agree with some of his observations; but
once you separate the chaff from the wheat, it gives
you delicious food for thought. I think everyone
irrespective of their place of present location can
contribute to the welfare of a particular group of
people if they wish.
Supporting plebiscite as a provision in a democracy to
be exercised in times of genuine need is not same as
supporting self rule. I am clear in my opinion that
our state will not be better off with self rule. But I
don't want this view to be inviolable in a true
democracy. What is the harm in taking people's opinion
? Call me arrogant or anything you like; but I am sure
about the verdict also. It will be a resounding NO.
But let the provision be present in the system. Of
course, there will be many arguments against it due to
its inherent potential to create trouble for the
central govt by encouraging forces of disintegration
in different parts of the country. The need for
judicious use of this provision would also entail a
great deal of controversy among people.
I am also in favour of raising other relevant issues
along with the main issue in case of Assam. We have to
address the entire gamut of issues associated with the
main demand of the ultras to come to a realistic and
workable solution. Precisely due to this, I told
Mahanta da not to become very excited and ecstatic
over the very mention of the word plebiscite. But as
ill luck would have it, he got carried away by my poor
command over the language and inability to comprehend
the nuances of a foreign language leaving the main
issue unattended. Of course, he has promised to get
back to us in next week. We are eagerly waiting for
it.
Bye for now.
Mayur
Chandigarh
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> cannot speak on behalf of my colleagues living
> either in the States or in
> UK.
> Individuals naturally differ in their views. I can
> only reply to your
> missile in an individual capacity.
> First of all, people in general do not live in
> air-conditioned houses either
> in USA or UK. They do have some kind of electrical
> or gas heating when
> needed. They do occasionally eat a hamburger or KFC
> which, as a matter of fact, I
> believe many people in India are too beginning to
> indulge in, especially in
> the big cities..
> Not everybody living in USA or UK is trying to
> improve Assam through the
> internet.
> The number of regular participants blogging, as you
> put it, is negligible.
> In private life, they are doing what they can. It
> is not an one-sided
> business. There are not many Assamese NRI/NRAs
> living abroad who are potential
> investors, say like the Gujaratis or Punjabis. You
> must admit the attractions
> to invest in Assam are also lacking. There are other
> factors which I am even
> ashamed to discuss on this page.
> Bhuban Baruah
> Lakeside,Essex,UK
>
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