NEW DELHI: Admitting that he had stepped away from all
>things political, legendary balladeer Bhupen Hazarika
>said on Saturday that the Government must take the
>talk process in Assam a little more seriously by
>beginning it rather than just talking about it.
>
>Here for his first live performance in three years,
>the Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner said although he
>did not dream of any immediate improvement, it was
>important that the peace process was taken ahead.
>Asked about his views on ULFA's demand for
>sovereignty, the singer, who had once volunteered to
>act as a mediator between the two sides, said, "I want
>to be a very good Assamese Indian. We are still
>waiting for the talks and they must begin.''
>
>Noting that he had always written songs with a social
>orientation, Dr. Hazarika said: "I was the first
>person to talk about mediation then. ULFA had also
>requested me several times to mediate and I told them
>I don't believe in violence and they accepted my
>views. I have always pointed out the mistakes in some
>of the well-intended plans from both sides. Never have
>I been emotional in these matters, but logical. I am
>not an escapist and have been singing and shouting for
>peace whether it is in Mississippi or the*****************
>things political, legendary balladeer Bhupen Hazarika
>said on Saturday that the Government must take the
>talk process in Assam a little more seriously by
>beginning it rather than just talking about it.
>
>Here for his first live performance in three years,
>the Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner said although he
>did not dream of any immediate improvement, it was
>important that the peace process was taken ahead.
>Asked about his views on ULFA's demand for
>sovereignty, the singer, who had once volunteered to
>act as a mediator between the two sides, said, "I want
>to be a very good Assamese Indian. We are still
>waiting for the talks and they must begin.''
>
>Noting that he had always written songs with a social
>orientation, Dr. Hazarika said: "I was the first
>person to talk about mediation then. ULFA had also
>requested me several times to mediate and I told them
>I don't believe in violence and they accepted my
>views. I have always pointed out the mistakes in some
>of the well-intended plans from both sides. Never have
>I been emotional in these matters, but logical. I am
>not an escapist and have been singing and shouting for
>peace whether it is in Mississippi or the*****************
What I saw today in NETV confirmed who his speechwriter was:
Behind him was a banner declaring that his Songs-Dance-Mumblings were fully paid for by ONGC-OIL-GAIL- all wanting perpetuation of free loot of Assam's Oil/Gas
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