I will go further than Chandan da. If one plebiscite fails in Assam or Kashmir or Nagaland for whatever reasons, it doesn't seal the Assam nation's or Kashmir nation's on Naga nation's fate for ever. Such plebiscites should be allowed every 10-15-25 years say, at least every generation, if there is demand for it, just like Canada allows.
A country's or an empire's boundaries are not immortal, they change as an obvious matter of history and flow of time and events, and if such changes can be effected by plebiscites and not by the making of war, it is the ultimate triumph of democracy as far as the human race is concerned. Similarly, if some regions or national groups want to become a part of another union, like the countries of Eastern Europe recently becoming part of the European Union, that should also be done by public, open and fair voting. That is the ideal situation, the human race should strive for: free (albeit following an arduous procedure so that there is no anarchy) association or disassociation of regions or national groups, the right of regions or national groups to choose their own destiny by peaceful means. Secession by plebiscites should be enshrined as a moral and legal principle of world governance as is accession by plebiscites at this time. That is the ideal all liberal, open-minded, human-minded intellectuals, policy makers and statesmen should strive for, to accept in their own minds and in policy-making. Jugal -----Original Message----- From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Malabika Brahma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected] Sent: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 21:30:45 -0600 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 -------- Yahoo! Cars NEW - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online 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 ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
