Dear Rajen da You have raised extremely pertinent points in this mail. By and large, I agree with your critical and thoughtful approach to the issue of sovereignty. I will be eagerly waiting for Mahanta das' (both CM and MM) views on that. We must analyse the pros and cons of sovereignty (supposing we get it in future) very carefully in an objective and dispassionate way. We can't afford to take any chances. I am of the opinion that as things stand today, the cons outweigh and outnumber the pros in a big way. The main problem with many of ULFA supporters is their propensity to romanticise and glorify the future outside India. I am the last person to say that everything in India is hunky dory. I don't approve of many policies of Delhi towards north-east. But that is not sufficient to warrant such a radical step which will further intensify the problems. All of us acknowledge the fact that there is a problem in the policy of central govt towards Assam or other states of North-east. In such a situation, we should try to reduce the impact of the problem on the common people. But sovereignty is not the panacea as many supporters try to project it to be. Rather it will usher in an era of complete chaos in Assam. (If anyone has doubts, they can refer to the questions you have raised)
Coming to another related aspect, you will find 'might is right' phenomenon more or less in all creatures and all nations of the earth. The difference will only be in magnitude. These can be debated but can not be wished away. Examples are simply too many. Be it US policy towards Iraq, Iraq's policy towards Kurds and Shias, India's policy towards NE and Kashmir, Assam's policy to Bodos, Karbis, Missings etc. This undesirable trend of oneupmanship will remain till the time human beings are around on earth. Let us all strive towards a workable and realistic solution by mitigating some of the ills in stead of misleading the people by conjuring up a utopian dream, which if translated into reality, will be nothing short of a nightmare. bye for now. Mayur Chandigarh --- Rajen Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Mukulda: > > With due respect I beg to disagree: > > Wish > Need > Get > are three different steps. > > You are talking only of the need which itself is for > debate. > > (Why do we want soverignty to feel like masters? > What prevents us from selling our products now? > Assamese pasi-khorahi will sell for $8 a piece in > Pier One in USA. These are available in $1.00 in > Jorhat Chalk Bazar. Why Assamese youth cannot sell > these even in Delhi. The Rajsthanis are making a > $800 million dollar Handicraft export business with > much less resources. > Why we cannot grow bamboo and capture the world > Chopstick and Toothpick and Floooring business? > Why we cannot grow and export Orchid now? Why we > cannot develop canned Pineapple business? > Why we cannot have Fisheries and export Fish to > India now? > Why the Assamese cows are tilika? > Why we cannot grow flowers in the Assam highways > like the Gujaratis? > Why Assam has to import Gamwsa and Pator Mekhela > sador from India now? > Why about 400 tea garden owners had to sell the > gardens to Marwaris and others due to mis > management?) > And most importantly, why is the Assamese apathy > towards Illegel Immigration or Brahmaputra Flood > control or Assamese Language or any others problems > of Assam? > > Why do you think soverignty will help us to achieve > any of these? For these we need hard working sincere > workers. > > And how about some plan for how to get the > soverignty even if we want it? Where is the > leadership to convince the people of Assam (1) that > we need soverignty and (2) how to get it? So far we > have not seen any. > > These dirty Indians are not like the British that > they will go because we need them to go. > > RB > ----- Original Message ----- > From: mc mahant > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 8:44 AM > Subject: [Assam] (no subject) > > > >But GoI, predictably, has remained paralyzed > for ever, unable to release the grip, while it > bleeds." > > Suppose you are right. So what do you do? > > Sovereignty for ASSAM: We want it NOW. Good for > India to not delay one day more. > > > > Why do you need?____ To feel like masters > again of our lands raped by British Merchants. To > sell our products to world direct. To control our > lifestyle the way we like. To welcome whom we want , > go where we like to .To live within our means and > not be a burden on anybody. To retrieve our lands > from the depredation caused by the British usurpers > and by India after 1947. We have nothing but ruined > lands,rivers,resources, generations now . We need to > act Now! > > > > Why Can't the Assamese patient a little > longer---after all they are doing much better than > others? __India had ample time to do good It > is hopeless now -and India may collapse because of > us. > > > > What relation do you plan to keep with India ?__ > Help India become a great nation which they deserve > to be. As a Big Brother, as a source to buy from ,to > sell to- in balanced trade. As THE Most Favoured > Nation . Pipelines, Rail, Road ,Air,Post links exist > already More can be built . > > > > Who will save you in need? _ India is close for > us to Ask for Help. Rest between us and God. > > > > What will happen to Indians working in Assam > Cadres?__Interchange is possible. Those who would > like to stay on -why not? Similar examples are > replete in ex-USSR. > > > > What will be the status of others living > there?__As per world norms existing.If not-as > humans. > > > > What about Loans, Dues, Assets, Pensions?___ > These are simple accounting problems. We have done > our homework on what India owes us in Unpaid prices > and compound interests payable. > > > > And our Capital Investments in Assam?__ And > Assam's proportional shares in Those,in India and > abroad? And quantification of compensations for > opportunities denied to our generations since 1947.? > > > > Can you be /survive as a Viable Sovereign > Nation and economy?___ Churchill asked this of > Gandhi and Nehru and Jinnah in 1941-2. Help us > wholeheartedly to be just that-willingly! > > > > If Sovereignty is allowed how will India > gain?__Suddenly China, Myanmar, Bhutan ,Bangla will > become India's best friends,partners. The terrible > waste presently going on -of guarding 2500 Kilometer > of inhospitable borders will vanish. This will be > Assam's. Imagine the lightening of the defence > burden. They can keep peace abroad or be a massive > economic force like PLA for China. > > > > But present Assam has no International > boundary?_ In 1947 these were Assam's. All > peripherals will join us willingly. Do not even > try to hold on -finally these will go anyway. > > > > But India needs the Hydro-power, the Uranium, > the Oil/Gas, minerals, Timber.._We will give you > many times more than you are being able to get now > from Assam. See Enclo1. And as we will sell these on > Rupee Acct,we will buy from India much ,much more > than we can today. We will keep away from being a > competitor . We will complement India's economy and > enrich it .** > > > > That's what will work. > > mm > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
