Interesting: **** I have businessmen friends in Guwahati who have unlisted telephone numbers that they do not share with most people, because they are afraid of extortion from ULFA. If the Assamese people themselves are not safe in their own state, how can you expect any developments there.
Umesh --- "Mohan R. Palleti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Muktikam: > You are rightin saying that most of the educated > people are migrating to > other places to work. > > Most of the people who are here in the US or > elsewhere are not here by > choice. But there are many who have been > contributing a lot to Assam from > outside. Partha Gogoi, Rajen Baruah and many others > relentlessly try to > help in whatever way they can. It is only when you > get outside your pond, > you can look back into your pond to see the actual > picture. > > I agree with Mommy that we need to pull our own > socks. Have our own > industries. We do not need to have only Government > based industries. It is > not a big mystery to see why people do not want to > invest in Assam. I have > businessmen friends in Guwahati who have unlisted > telephone numbers that > they do not share with most people, because they are > afraid of extortion > from ULFA. If the Assamese people themselves are not > safe in their own > state, how can you expect any developments there. > > Dipankar: > There are other local industries in Assam too that > were forced to close. > Manja sugar mill does not have a supply of sugarcane > from farmers because > of transportation problem. The same mill also has a > lentil processing > unit. All the machinery was ready to be sold as > scrap a couple of years > back. Besides this Manja is notorious for having > bandhs every other week. > Birla has two plants there which is still providing > a lot of employment. > We have resources but almost negligible local > investment. > > I believe that we do not need to do an agitation to > be heard. We need good > local leaders. The Prime minister is from Assam! is > it too difficult to be > heard. > > We have to pay attention to infrastructure and peace > in the valley before > we can see some economic improvements. > > Mohan > > > > Shraddhar Bhuyan Dangoriya > > > > I m pretty sure about my perception. > > And, in certain cases where we can't single out > exceptions in a > > majority, general statements do give an indication > > > > Regards > > Muktikam Phukan > > > > Mridul Bhuyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Why can't these individuals stay back and try > to change the > > situation? > > > > > muktikam phukan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Problem lies in our educated people > migrating to USA and other > > greener pastures after getting full advantage of > the govt provided > > educational infrastructure (whatever little is > available). > > Why can't these individuals stay back and try to > change the situation? > > Momy Saikia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dipankar, > > > > Do you really think that someone could be deprived > of what they deserve > > due > > to prevailing discrimination. However, I can > appreciate your point of > > view. > > > > With all due respect to everyone who support the > cause of ULFA or are in > > the > > notion that central govt is biased against the > north east, do you really > > think establishing your own rights by "snatching" > it from either friends > > or > > enemies is the right action......... > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dipankar Malla Baruah > (Well Logging)) > >>Reply-To: "D M Baruah" > >> > >>ULFA problem is the result of large scale > un-employment and common > >>sentiment amongst the people of Assam that the > central government is not > >>doing enough for the development of Assam. The two > major industries of > >>Assam, Tea and Oil industry was started by > Britishers. People of Assam > >> had > >>to do agitations for setting up refineries for oil > produced in Assam. > >> After > >>independance, there is not a single major industry > set up in Assam. Assam > >>is a major producer of tea, oil and gas in India. > But Assam is still one > >> of > >>the poorest state. If you look at the conditions > of roads, primary health > >>and educational infrastructure in Assam, it is > amonngst the worst in > >> India. > >>Most of the people of Assam had the access to > moblile phones only > >> recently. > >> Most of the time people dont have electricity > here. Big things come to > >>assam only when people agitate. > >> > >>These are a few things that one can realise while > staying in Assam. It is > >>easy to talk of peace and prosperity staying in a > foreign land. Taking > >> the > >>gun or going ULFA way is certainly not the right > way to solve the > >> problems > >>of the state. But we should realise that every > problem has got certain > >>reason. I dont support the ULFA millitants when > they kill people or > >> collect > >>ransoms. But I still feel that Central Government > should stop doing step > >>motherly treatment to Assam. Let more industries > set up here, let more > >>youth have jobs, let people be happy with the > basic ammenities of life, > >>ULFA will not have enough people joining them and > the problem will solve > >> by > >>itself. > >> > >>>> TE manager shot dead by ULFA > >>>> >From Our Bureau > >>>> DIBRUGARH, Sept 23 - The manager of Hollonghabi > tea estate near > >>>> Digboi, > >>>>Haren Das was shot dead from close range by > suspected ULFA militants > >>>>--------------------------------- > >>>> Policeman killed in ULFA shootout > >>>>The police received a tip-off that a group of 15 > ULFA militants have > >>>>sneaked into Jokai on the previous night, and > went prepared, > >>>> accordingly. > >>>>Sonowal, who was armed with a Sten carbine, was > at the rear door of > >>>>Dutta's > >>>>house when he was shot at by three fleeing > militants, all armed to the > >>>>teeth. He died on the spot. The police have > arrested Deba Dutta for > >>>>harbouring militants and acting as their > courier. Dutta's wife and a > >>>>teenaged daughter have also been arrested. Dutta > was earlier with the > >>>>CRPF, > >>>>and was dismissed from service for misconduct. > > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > Umesh Sharma 5121 Lackawanna ST College Park, MD 20740 USA Current temp. address: 5649 Yalta Place , Vancouver, Canada 1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone] Canada # (607) 221-9433 Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 weblog: http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ ___________________________________________________________ All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of [EMAIL PROTECTED]@! come-ons? 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