Re: [Assam] [asom] Assamese Fears and Saviours

mc mahant Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:28:50 -0800

Can we quantify any of the 3 reds?

My assessment is these are CONTRARY & VOID.

From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Assam] [asom] Assamese Fears and Saviours
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:07:27 -0600

Ram,

You did not address most of the questions I raised. Should we conclude that you did not address them because you could not :-)?

Anyway, let us examine what you responded to:

>First off, all I said was your solutions were "quasi" NOT Govt. Reforms.

*** From my rudimentary knowledge of Latin, 'quasi' means 'as-if', or implied. What am I missing here?

What did I propose to earn the doubtful qualification of 'as-if' ?

> What they may be against is what is meant by "reforms" in some quarters:) To some, "reforms" could mean flushing the Indian >Constitution (System) totally

*** A constitution is a document that enumerates the fundamental political principles of a state or an organization and which is constructed with the advice and consent of the state's or the organization's constituents. It is a tool, and not an icon, to be set on a pedestal and worshipped as inviolate, regardless of its usefulness to the people. And its sanctity is a function of how its provisions are upheld by the institutions of that state or the organization.

*** WHAT has the Indian constitution contributed, to earn the sanctity that you bestow to it? Why should Assam be bound to the dysfunctional state of Indian governance sanctioned by its constitution? There may be elements to the Indian constitution which are useful or beneficial, but what is not, Assam , or anybody else, should not have to be beholden to.

>Essentially, if the intent to institute reforms is to make India stronger & better, then there would be a lot of support for such >moves.

*** Assam needs to look after Assam's interests first, NOT India's. Sure as heck India has not looked after Assam's interests for sixty years since independence. Has it? Can you show us how it has?

        *** What has it done about border protection--stem the tide of the lungi menace, your

        biggest concern as well as Hindu Siletis' and Oxomiya Bamuns' and Mahantas' ?

        *** What has the Indian constitution done to protect human rights in Assam and the entire

        NE? Look at the Outlook Opinion I posted today.

        *** What has the Indian constitution done tom protect the rights of indigenous peoples

        of the NE ?

        *** What has tyhe Indiuan constitution done top protect or promote REAL democratic values

        in Assam or the NE ?

        *** What has the Induian constitution done to protect minority rights , as of the NE's?

        *** What has the Indian constitution done towards maintaining the rule of law in the NE?

        Can you show me ONE instance of the constitution's provisions being respected by

        India in giving a fair trial to all the Assamese that it has incarcerated or killed on

                   suspicion of being insurgents?

I can go on and on Ram. The fact is the Indian constitution is not worth the ink it is printed with, as far as the people of Assam and the NE are concerned.

>Can you tell us which of these states have had their resources under their "control"?

*** It is not my role to look after others' interests. But I do of Assam's. At independence Assam was one of the most economically prosperous regions of India, contributing the highest amount to the country's

forex reserves. But look where Assam is today. Assam's resources wert stolen by India, at little compensation. What it re-distributed, without exercising its supervision went to enrich a few corrupt ones.

>Why were the educational estds. rudimentary in Assam?

*** For the simple reasons of Indian planners' ignoring of the region and for not being able to put in place the institutions of democracy that are essential to keep the government RESPONSIVE to the people's needs. Just because the puppets of Indian governments that were in charge of Assam governance derelict in its duties, does not make ALL of Assam forever destined to be victims of such dereliction, stripped of their rights to set things right.

Furthermore, effective PRIMARY education is even more fundamental a need for a developing

society's health than higher education. Something that Indian government planning and execution has been an abysmal failure in.

>Assam can institute its own set of reforms at the state level - no one is going to complain.

***The Assam governments, past and present, selected, elected and constructed in the dysfunctional desi-model and beholden to its derelict institutions failed to effect what they are free to do. However, more fundamentally, the institutions of a functioning state with which the people hold them accountable

have failed miserably, leaving the people hostage to the unanswerable, corrupt and inept administrations, time and again.

But again, that does not condemn the people of Assam to forever submit to its ramifications.

>Why wait for the Center?

*** Because it controls all the real powers and the resources.

> And yes, the states do have a sizeable control.

*** Really? Educate us on how, would you?

        Can Assam change the Police Code

        Can Assam repeal useless and corrosive laws given by the center?

        Can Assam re-tool its administration apparatus?

        Can Assam change the courts, rules of evidence, appoint judges to the higher courts?

        Can Assam reform its electoral system, change it candidate selection process, election

        funding methods?

>And you think independence will bring in reforms?
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