Right. Apart from academic requiem-little point.
The new setup is bound to fail again.
Will have to vanish like fog .
mm
From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Barua25" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Assam] Election results
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 08:20:54 -0500
At 12:42 AM -0500 5/14/06, Barua25 wrote:Does anybody want to analyse the results of the elections in Assam, why AGP lost very badly and why Congress won, and what the results mean for Assam?RB*** Quite unnecessary Rajen.What should be discussed is WHAT NOW? How would anything be different?Everyone has been crying hoarse over how things are NOT right.But WHAT was wrong with the ship of state ? And how would this newly elected team of sailors make it right? How will they be ANY different? WHAT would be different?And if those ( Assam's intelligentsia including Assam Netters) who have been crying hoarse, cannot identify what was wrong, is unable to set goals and measure performance against them ( like it has always been in desi-demokrasy) HOW does it matter WHO got elected?I mean other than to go rah-rah, declaring to the world how it is a 'democracy' and seeking western approval, in yet another futile and hollow display of keeping up appearances but bereft of self-esteem and self-respect?
----- Original Message -----From: umesh sharmaTo: Chan Mahanta ; Ram Sarangapani ; Rajen BaruaCc: [email protected]Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 5:57 PMSubject: Re: [Assam] Election resultsKou (anyone) Nrip (King) Hamou (I) Ka (what) Hani (loss) - meaning whoever be King what do I lose.However, hopefully ULFA and other militants would not take up the gun again - to drive out business and talent from the state. On the other hand, the govt take up aggressive measures - like neighboring W Bengal - in roping businesses . TATA is setting up plant of a $2,000 car in W Bengal http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=126965One of the reasons - TATA did not choose Assam could be peace another could be pathy by state govt in wooing the business.Umesh
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Returned home to see all the 'elekshun' results.
So, what is new?
Now that Congress will be returned to power in , what is expected to
change in Assam's desi-demokrasy?
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