One must recognize that all it takes for India to recognize the right to secede and a procedure for secession of states is to have a constitutional amendment. That's not very tough - its been done over 50 times. Now, one can rephrase the demand for referendum and right to secession as a demand for such a constitutional amendment. Is that unconstitutional? I mean, is it unconsitutional to demand an amendment to the constitution? I don't think so. Now, suppose a political party was floated in Assam that demanded an amendment to the constitution - in this instance, with particular reference to procedure for secession of Assam. Suppose it contested the election on that platform and won a strong majority of seats. Would that be almost equivalent to a preliminary vote on demand for self determination? I am just thinking aloud.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Chan Mahanta Sent: Tue 1/10/2006 12:30 PM To: Malabika Brahma; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a plesbicite >Chandan da thinks he is right. *** I am perfectly willing to SUBMIT to the will of the people of Assam, as expressed in a free and fair plebiscite. Heaven knows they have suffered enough. > May be most of the people in Assam want seperation from India or >may be they don't. *** And if they had a shot at expressing themselves, AFTER they had an opportunity to EXAMINE the TRUTHS about their condition ( as thru a free and unfettered discussion/debate of all pertinent issues), if they choose to remain with India and share their dysfunctional state of the state, so be it! I shall forever hold MY peace on that. And I salute YOU Utpal, for being able to think like that ( not that I had a doubt).But can Ram? Can Rajen? Can Himen-da ? Can the so many amongst us who sing the praises of democracy on the one hand, but shall not accord the same to the people of Assam, or of Kashmir? >I hope someday the nation called India will be matured enough to >incorporate >the "instrument of seccession" in the constitution. *** Me too. But we all know the reality. At 11:23 PM +0000 1/9/06, Malabika Brahma wrote: >Chandan da thinks he is right. So does Rajen da or Ram da or Mike da >or my self. May be we all are right or may be not. It does not >matter what I or you feel (the elites of Assam) , what really >matters is what the people of Assam feel. May be most of the people >in Assam want seperation from India or may be they don't. > >There is easy way to find out. Hold a plesbicite under a free >neutral environment and avoid all bloodshed. > >But somehow I think the present form of GOI does not have the moral >courage to face the free and fair ballot that would decide the fate >of Assam or NE for that matter. Also the question is whether >pro-independence groups of NE have the moral courage face the same. > >I hope someday the nation called India will be matured enough to >incorporate the "instrument of seccession" in the constitution. > >Ut! pal Brahma > > > ><http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/cars/*http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/>Yahoo! > >Cars NEW - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars >online ><http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/cars/*http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/>search > >now > > >_______________________________________________ >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
