It is good to see that the blurred dividing line between AASU and ULFA is becoming clearer over a period of time in the recent past. As things stand today, I have no hesitation to state that AASU is probably the only large organisation in Assam which is trying to do something to protect the interests of the Assamese. But they must do it for all the people who have made Assam their home irrespective of language, religion, community etc. Their recent mobilisation of support in favour of Debojit Saha of Silchar in Zee TV's popular show Sa Re Ga Ma will go a long way to dispel the mistrust between the people of Brahmaputra Valley and Barak Valley. To put it plainly, between Oxomiyas and Bongals.
But they have to intensify their efforts in forging the unity among differnt tribes of the state before things go out of control. This is no doubt a challenging and herculean job. I wish all sensible people of the state will come forward to support such an initiative of the student organisation. Of course there are many issues where the student body has drawn lot of flak in the past from different quarters. But it appears that they have started taking lessons from the past. However, compare them with ULFA. I think less said about them is better. Not to speak of ULFA, AASU's contribution is much more than even Oxom Sahitya Sabha which has a flair for bitter politicking, quarelling and squandering public money in organising big annual literary (?) meetings where visitors end up buying more of knives and other stuff than any books. It is high time Oxom Sahitya Sabha should start thinking seriously about sahityas of not only assamese speakers, but that of our tribes also. Mayur --- Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *AASU advisor Samujjal Bhattacharyya said that the > student body would go > ahead with its war against the governmentfrom > Dispur to Delhi till a > secured future is guaranteed. "There is a solution > to every problem within > the geographical territory of India," he said. > "Unlike the AASU, the ULFA > has resorted to arms struggle and is demanding > sovereignty," Bhattacharyya > said, adding that the objectives of the student body > and its ways to achieve > them were quite different from those of the rebel > group. * > ** > It is good to see the AASU seeing things clearly. We > all acknowledge > problems Assam faces vis-a-vis Delhi, BUT finding > solutions within the > Indian Constitution. Further AASU also makes it very > clear that they are > against 'arms struggle'. > > *--*Ram > > *AASU warns ULFA on frivolous statements > 'Why silent on ISI, influx?' > * > > ***By a Staff Reporter > GUWAHATI, Feb 3:* Taking a stern note of the > accusations made against it by > the ULFA, the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) today > turned > counter-offensive and questioned as to why the > outfit was silent on the > alarming infiltration from Bangladeshi into the > State. > On Sunday, in its mouthpiece Swadhinata, the ULFA > had alleged that the AASU > was playing into the hands of 'Indian intelligence > agencies' and thereby > opposing the outfit's demand for sovereignty. > Warning the banned outfit of making any such > 'frivolous' statements in > future, AASU president Sankar Prasad Rai said in a > press conference here > that the student body had always struggled for the > cause of the indigenous > people, and he asserted that the ULFA had made the > allegations "to hush up > its own shortcomings". > Rai said that the AASU would continue to oppose the > sovereignty demand and > there would be no second thought on it. > AASU advisor Samujjal Bhattacharyya said that the > student body would go > ahead with its war against the governmentfrom > Dispur to Delhi till a > secured future is guaranteed. "There is a solution > to every problem within > the geographical territory of India," he said. > "Unlike the AASU, the ULFA > has resorted to arms struggle and is demanding > sovereignty," Bhattacharyya > said, adding that the objectives of the student body > and its ways to achieve > them were quite different from those of the rebel > group. > At a time when a positive development is in sight > with the peace initiatives > progressing and the AASU supporting the move, > Bhattacharyya said: "the ULFA > should not have made such a comment." > He said: "It is the question of upholding the > Constitution. Whatever demands > whoever has, that should be within the purview of > the Constitution." > Questioning as to why the ULFA was silent on the ISI > and fundamentalist > groups being active in the State and illegal > Bangladeshis living in Assam, > AASU general secretary Tapan Gogoi, whom the ULFA > had personally attacked, > said: "Let there be discussions on the sovereignty > issue and the solution > has to be found out through talks." > Reacting to the outfit's allegations, Gogoi said > that he did not require any > 'certificate' from the ULFA. > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
