Re: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - V, How to Achieve It

mc mahant Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:13:52 -0800

Ram Dear,

I hope you have got over your Laryngsitis .

Take Honey!

And Curds(full fat home -made Doii Gahkeer) every meal.

Avoid junk foods .

Sleep 7 + hours

Jog half hour

We want you to remain a staunch and effective anti- Idependace/anti-Sovereignty , for India ,for Integration, for Suservience, for obedience/,for Compliance buff till I day.And then we will make you our Ambassador to India.

Keep your Rhetoric alive-24x7.

And maybe you would like to have more Inputs.

Please go through Shankar Ray's post via WaterWatch into Assamnet:

I thought I shall clip a portion:

THE SCHEDULE(See sub-section (3) of section 26)List of Projects Requiring Environmental Clearances from the Central Government
1. Nuclear Power related projects such as Heavy Water Plants, nuclear fuel complex, rare earths.
2. River Valley projects including hydel power, major irrigation and their combination including flood control.
3. Ports, Harbours, Airports (except minor ports and harbours).
4. Petroleum Refineries including crude and product pipeline.
5. Chemical Fertilizers (Nitrogenous and Phosphatic other than single super phosphate).
6. Pesticides (Technical).
7. Petrochemical complexes (Both Olefinic and Aromatic) and Petro-chemical intermediates such as DMT, caprolactam, LAB etc. and production of basic plastics such as LDPE, HDPE, PP, HVC.
8. Bulk drugs and pharmaceuticals.
9. Exploration for oil and gas and their production, transportation and storage.
10. Synthetic Rubber.
11. Asbestos and Asbestos products.
12. Hydrocyanic acid and its derivatives.
13. (a) Primary metallurgical industries (such as production of Iron and Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Lead and Ferro Alloys).
(b) Electric arc furnaces (Mini Steel Plant).
14. Chlor-alkali industry.
15. Integrated paint complex including manufacture of resins and basic raw materials required in the manufacture of paints.
16. Viscose Staple fibre and filament yarn.
17. Storage batteries integrated with manufacture of oxides of lead and lead antimony alloy.
18. All tourism projects between 200m 500m of High Tide Line or at locations with an elevation of more than 1000 meters with investment of more than Rs.5 crores.
19. Thermal Power plants.
20. Mining projects (major minerals) with leases more than 5 hectares.
21. Highway Projects.
22. Tarred Roads in Himalayas and/or Forest areas.
23. Distilleries.
24. Raw Skins and Hides.
25. Pulp, paper and newsprint.
26. Dyes.
27. Cement.
28. Foundries (individual).
29. Electroplating.
http://sezindia.nic.in/westbengal_sez_act.asp

Can anybody do anything anywhere any time--'open the Saree and wait for written Permission from appropriate authority to proceed further'...

You still decry?

Best

From:  "Ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:  "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC:  [email protected]
Subject:  Re: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - V, How to Achieve It
Date:  Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:48:59 -0600

>What will be most disappointing will be a disappearing act or a long bout of laryngitis.

Ahem! C'da - I have suddenly discovered that I have been stricken with acute laryngitis :)

Can barely speak, but want to sincerely thank you for this (5-part) series. It is a monumental task and is no easy feat (even though I am sure I won't be agreeing with 90% of what you wrote).

It will take time to read and understand, but am sure the brave and  (and better qualified) amongst us who will step forward lob the first salvos. But being weak-kneed,  and terrible at such things, I will take the back seat, see how the wind blows, and then jump onto the winning band-wagon (have seen many wise netters do that) :) :)

--Ram

On 2/25/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I had no intention of getting into this originally, since my experience with the matter is on the light side :-). Not only because I had not served in any such movement, but also because I am not much of a history-of-conflicts buff. Rajen's question , a lawyer like Nayanjyoti would surely know, is called a 'leading question' in 'legalese'. They are usually not allowed in enlightened legal procedures, because they are designed to coach and elicit a particular answer, obviously to serve the interest of the questioner. But since it is not a court of justice, and since I do that all the time myself, the least I could do is to address it as best as I
can.Furthermore, since I see occasional recommendations , usually to ULFA, here in Assam Net and in the Assam newspapers,from people who no doubt mean well, I thought it may not be a bad idea to examine the options and go where they may lead.

        *** >From the little I know of independence movements from the

        last two or three centuries, it is obvious that it always required

        violent confrontations, spilling of much blood, usually of the

        independence seekers.

        *** It is said that India's struggle for independence was a

        non-violent one. Unless I am terribly mistaken about the meaning

        of the word non-violent, this statement must be the most daring con-jobs

        of deceptive marketing at best and the most bald faced of

        historical lies at worst.



        I know, I am taking a highly unpopular position here, probably

        at par with my last such position about Lasit's Whack several

        years back, if not even more outrage evoking.

        But like Rajen reminded me, I do have the arguments ready to defend my

        view, should anyone be interested in pursuing it :-).

        *** Rajen obviously hoped to lead me to take a stand here against those

        who took up arms in pursuit of this goal for Assam, citing the

        example of Mahatma Gandhi's tactics. But regardless of my penchant

        for violence, or respect for non-violence, I shall not attempt to

        second-guess those fellow men of mine who had the courage and

        dedication to take up arms against an overwhelmingly larger and

        powerful adversary , knowing full well it could mean certain death

        and have pursued it tenaciously for a quarter century.

        I shall not be the one to insult these brave men and women's sacrifices

        and courage, while never lifting a finger or voicing a word

        in their support or quest. That is not MY style.

        *** Having said that, I will again acknowledge, like I always have,

        that without the support of a broad section of society's

        intelligentsia, and without a well formed political base, no

        independence movement against as overwhelming an adversary as India

        is to Assam, is ever likely to succeed. To that end, I agree with Rajen

        and others who advocate a discourse in Assam society. It was expected

        from ULFA, since they are the ones who held up the torch and led

        the struggle. ULFA has its reasons not to speak out publicly over

        the matter, and I understand them.

        But I submit, WE, Assam's well wishers and an elite segment of

        Assam's intelligentsia, has as much a responsibility to take

        it up,if not even more.

With that I conclude my say.

I would like to sit back now and take the brick-bats, or the kind of highly unexpected accolades that came from Nayan.

I hope I did not use the rope my friends here offered me to hang myself and appreciate their patience in letting me say my piece without interruptions and pot-shots. But regardless, I hope my time and effort here would serve as a spring-board to discuss and debate the subject, examine it for its worthiness for Assam's future.

And to all those who challenged me to embark on it, my only request: Please make your statements FOR or AGAINST independence, give your reasons, and take a stand. What will be most disappointing will be a disappearing act or a long bout of laryngitis.

I believe it was H.L. Mencken, the acerbic journalist and commentator who once said something to the effect that " I don't know of anyone going broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people". I hope no one will be tempted to echo Mencken with something like " I don't know of anyone going broke underestimating the courage or activism of the Assamnetters." :-).

Best regards.

cm

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