First 95% of the public in Assam are dormant 'Hob Diok' type. For
any movement to be successful, it >needs a leader(s) out of the rest
5% who has the vision, conviction, motivation and the leadership
to >convince, motivate and inspire the dormant public on the merits
of Assam's independence. For this, the >leaders must have a plan,
they must be convinced of the plan and then they need to
try >to convince others of their plan so that we can develop the
political will with enough momentum. It is >like a rocket, unless we
can create enough fire power to generate the required 'escape
velocity', it is of >not use.
*** That is well said. And I agree completely.
In this case of Assam's latest independence movement (if we can call
it that), we have not seen any such >leadership and plan during the
last 30 years.
*** That is NOT entirely true. There have been. But they were
assassinated, driven to hiding, bribed into silence, and marginalized
by attrition of various kinds, including but not limited to the very
human need to live a life and attend to familial duties, for they too
have only one life to live.
All the debate we are doing in the net now is actually amounts to
criticizing each other, one guy shouting, >'why not' and the other
guy shouting, 'why yes', o One guy shouting, 'GOI is exploiting
Assam', the other >guy is shouting back, 'do you have a solution for
that' etc.
*** Very well illustrated with proof :-).
Other than that the very question of independence for Assam is a
very subjective question. Whatever >merit it had, ULFA has probably
spoiled it so much that today most of the opinion will be against it.
*** That is what I take issue with. Just because ULFA might not be
liked, or its METHODS resented, the reasons, the root causes that
gave rise to the independence aspirations remain alive and well and
if recent history is any guide, they will remain around for a long
time to come under the moribund, unchangeable Indian system, even if
ULFA disappears tomorrow into the pages of history.
if anybody wants independence of Assam, and are convinced of that,
then he or she need to give the >leadership and try to create the
necessary political will instead of criticizing those who are
against >independence of Assam.
*** This is putting the car before the horse: If we don't even know,
or want to know why independence is necessary, then how can we, as
thinking, intelligent people able to reason, say we don't want it?
I realize there are people who do that all the time. But I like to
think WE are not those people.
We will see :-).
The positive thing is that we have seen in Assam-Asom issue, the
dormant public can be motivated and >inspired if presented with fact
and figures.
*** Very well said :-) :-) :-)!
In case of Assam's independence, I have not even seen an >essay by
any ULAF or pre ULFA political >leaders.
*** Me neither. But perhaps we can initiate an informed discourse,
and light that fire under the apathetic intelligentsia smug in their
own upwardly mobile prospects; like we did for Assam/Asom and let the
PEOPLE of Assam decide, as opposed to the ULFA. Wouldn't that be a
far more desirable and dependable exercise and outcome ?
And I read last night that even Paresh Barua wants exactly that -- in
the form of a plebiscite conducted under international supervision.
Airw bartta, gongarw jaatra. Gakhirote' mohor khuti or what?
At 10:04 AM -0500 2/19/07, Barua, Rajen wrote:
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My Take on Assam's Independence:
First 95% of the public in Assam are dormant 'Hob Diok' type. For
any movement to be successful, it needs a leader(s) out of the rest
5% who has the vision, conviction, motivation and the leadership to
convince, motivate and inspire the dormant public on the merits
of Assam's independence. For this, the leaders must have a plan,
they must be convinced of the plan and then they need to try
to convince others of their plan so that we can develop the
political will with enough momentum. It is like a rocket, unless we
can create enough fire power to generate the required 'escape
velocity', it is of not use.
In this case of Assam's latest independence movement (if we can call
it that), we have not seen any such leadership and plan during the
last 30 years. What we saw is some fire lighted by ULFA made of
bamboo and thatch seeing which most of the dormant public, including
some probaxi Assamese, were mesmerized for a short time and
everybody shouted Ya-Ali. And then it dies down like any 'bahor jui'.
All the debate we are doing in the net now is actually amounts to
criticizing each other, one guy shouting, 'why not' and the other
guy shouting, 'why yes', o One guy shouting, 'GOI is exploiting
Assam', the other guy is shouting back, 'do you have a solution for
that' etc.
Other than that the very question of independence for Assam is a
very subjective question. Whatever merit it had, ULFA has probably
spoiled it so much that today most of the opinion will be against it.
After having said all that, if anybody wants independence of Assam,
and are convinced of that, then he or she need to give the
leadership and try to create the necessary political will instead of
criticizing those who are against independence of Assam. The
positive thing is that we have seen in Assam-Asom issue, the dormant
public can be motivated and inspired if presented with fact and
figures. In case of Assam's independence, I have not even seen an
essay by any ULAF or pre ULFA political leaders.
Till we have such leaders in Assam in future, I say : Hobo Diok.
Rajen Barua
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As a student of political science and law, I feel I ought to attempt
to respond to Nayan's questions.
'its high time that this issue gets settled as to why Assam needs to
be independent
and what exactly will be happening in independent Assam after
gaining independence.'
The first part of the question is very relevant. The Assamese people
genuinely feel that they are not equal citizens with the rest of the
country. They consider themselves to be second-class citizens being
ruled by the Union Government in Delhi without due consideration for
the all-round progress and development of the State or region.
1. Obviously it would be a democracy. Democracy has various
forms. It would be determined by a Constituent Assembly as it
happened after India became free.
2. The people of Assam (if that name is retained).
3. The very essence of democracy is that the people have a say
in that form of government. That right is inherent in a sovereign
State.
4. The Constitution may lay down the qualifications required
to hold public offices.
5. In a democracy, some sort of election there must be.
6. It is a routine matter of the government to deal with.
7. In this exercise, we've not discussed how we are going to
acquire independence. Boundaries, Sixth Schedule and many other
subjects are dependent on this vital aspect.
8. An independent nation after becoming a member of the United
Nations necessarily subscribes to the ideals of global peace under
the UN.Charter. I think the questioner actually means law and
order, maintenance of which is a basic function of every government.
Bhuban
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