C'da
If I may butt in a bit :)
>**** ULFA was egged on by Assam intelligentsia to do its dirty
work, which it could not get done by its >'legitimate' govt.
I agree, a lot this did happen (in the early years 1979 and onward).
And today, we can see some of those intelligentsia on the other side
of the fence. Yes, I have scant respect for them (for not being
principled), but not surprised - after
But when the going got tough and the ULFA had to take up defensive
positions, to >seek shelter from the INdian army, what happened?
Why was the Indian Army called up? Did something happen? Did the
ULFA go on a killing spree? Or did the GOI/GOA just decide to let
the army loose on defenceless people for some target practice?
>Since some of them seem to be in B'desh--or at least so claimed
by the Indian propaganda machinery, >they now stand accused of
CREATING and SUSTAINING the B'deshi infiltration problem.
What do you mean "claimed"? A number of independent sources (some in
the US) place the ULFA leadership in B'desh.
Not just that - some B'deshi sources are crying foul now, as the
ULFA is backing (financially) some candidates in the B'desh
elections.
As far as the illegal infiltration problem is concerned, most will
agree with the areas of responsibility GOI/GOA etc. But the ULFA is
no angel in this mess.
While the Govt. entities who ought to have taken control of the
situation are guilty of omission, negligence, and maybe sheer apathy
and incompetence, the ULFA seems to have taken ACTIVE positions -
like killing those dangerous (anti Assam) Bihari brick kiln workers,
while, in most likelihood encouraging B'deshis to occupy Assam. It
is quite possible that the ULFA leadership may have bought into
their host's dream of a greater "Sonar Bangla".
Lets go thru the logic here (with your help :))
-intelligensia in Assam may have egged some angry/wayward youth to
take up arms, get rid of the Indian establishment
- these youths buy that, kill , extort, maim - hone their skills
into a fine art - that they even have a "publicity wing" and maybe a
"3rd Army" (not to confuse with old George Patton here)
-the Indian Army gives these youth a run for their ill-gotten wealth
- they then yell 'Uncle' and blue murder, and of course, let lose
their version of a Goebbles to fan out a propaganda machinery of how
the evil Indian empire is. As usual, their sympathizers, start
singing praises - as if on cue :)
-they (the leadership) BRAVELY hide in God-foresaken places like
B'desh - but are intelligent and brave enough to send low level
cadres to do their dirty work and pay the ultimate penalty for this
mis-guided 'revolution'.
--they also take shelter in places like Bhutan
--Since it is cowardly to take on the Indian Army, these brave
youths (by now old men) decide to take on dangerous targets - like
babies, 'dangerous' auto-rickshaw drivers (they do drive fast:)),
women & children, office-goers etc, etc.
In essence, the ULFA was formed to become the judge, jury and
excutioner. In all this excutioning, the ulfa leadership seems to
have lost its head, somewhere along the line!
The distinction is most people see this, while some still don't.
--Ram
On 6/21/07, Chan Mahanta
<<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Its an interesting a good news-bad news response.
The good news is that there is an inkling of reasoning starting up,
for a change. The bad news is that it starts but sputters and
stalls. Question is why? Ran out of intellectual fuel, or
deliberately turned the engine off to prevent it from going where it
might lead one to?
Let us examine it:
>I agree that infiltration is a State and National level problem.
**** Yeah? Ok, that is so very thoughtful! Then what?
End of story? Or should there be more to it, IF someone is REALLY
worried, concerned about the issue?
'State and national level problem'', one might think it is a big
one. And WHO exactly is responsible to look after it? Who have the
AUTHORITY, the RESPONSIBILITY and the RESOURCES to deal with it?
ULFA?
Assam state govt.?
Indian govt.?
The citizenry WHO employs the illegals and sustain them?
And WHO among the citizenry DO employ them? Bhodai Kalita of
Bhekulimora Gaon or Ramchand Aggarwal of Tinsukiya or Hyder Ali,
brick kiln operator, or Harsh Mehta , factory owner from Amingaon,
or Sri or Srimati Retired ACS Officer from Kharghuli?
**** If we let that intellectual engine run its course seeking the
source of the REAL sustainers of the illegal aliens, as proposed
here, it will be instantly clear that the PRIMARily RESPONSIBLE
entities here are, in order of importance:
A: The Central Indian Govt.
B: The Assam State Govt., created in the image of the Center
and sustained by it.
C: The PEOPLE who RUN these govts, namely the ESTABLISHMENT.
D: The business community of Assam--which is far and widely
composed of non-natives.
E: The upper crust of urban Assam, who got there , by and
large, from the largesse of the
reverse-Robinhood state who steal from the many to enrich
the few, but producing little
if anything.
And who is held guilty of it by the Sentinel and righteously
outraged members of assamnet from the ranks of the
desi-knowledge-brigade?
ULFA!
Of course, what else can we expect!
LET us now examine ULFA's role:
**** ULFA was egged on by Assam intelligentsia to do its dirty work,
which it could not get done by its 'legitimate' govt. But when the
going got tough and the ULFA had to take up defensive positions, to
seek shelter from the INdian army, what happened?
The BRAVE Assam intelligentsia who egged them on, disappeared into
the ranks of the righteous ,democracy loving, loyal Indians! That
includes the Sentinel.
And when ULFA had to seek shelter in neighboring independent
states, they became cowards.
Since some of them seem to be in B'desh--or at least so claimed by
the Indian propaganda machinery, they now stand accused of CREATING
and SUSTAINING the B'deshi infiltration problem.
There you go. The power of logical thinking in full display or what?
But if you asked me, it is a most shameless attempt at 'force
multiplication' to RAW and MHA's propaganda efforts.
That a section of Assam's own would participate in it, is a disgrace.
cm
At 5:53 PM +0800 6/20/07, Jyotirmoy Sharma wrote:
I agree that infiltration is a State and National level problem.
However I would disagree to completely absolve ULFA of blame in
regards to infiltration from across the border.
They are indirectly abetting the problem by:
- setting up base in their country.
- becoming one of them ( You must have all known by now how ULFA's
CinC has himself married a B'deshi and adopted Islam )
- tying up with Jehadi groups whose sole aim is to create an Islamic empire.
- by killing daily wage labourers ( Biharis ) they have created a
vacumn to be filled in by their mates. I fail to understand how
these labourers could have become exploiters of the land.
- never openly adopting a stand on the issue of B'deshi immigrants
who are all set to outnumber the locals. FYI I have read that the
migrants already form the majority in 6 of Assam's districts. No
doubt they were bold enough to ask for a new autonomous council.
Tomorrow they may ask to be merged with B'desh due to similarity of
religion and language. Maybe that is not of a concern to ULFA or
it's sympathizers who may think that we are better off with B'desh
than with India.
JS
On 20/06/2007, at 3:43 AM, Chan Mahanta wrote:
Good observation.
Only one slight correction: I did not read the ULFA note of this
morning as blaming RSS and APW for bringing ALL bombs and violence
to Assam, as implied here.
Finally, citing the 'blame game', willy-nilly can be construed as
attempting to shelter the responsible. There is nothing wrong in
attempting to determine responsibility. It is essential. But to do
it with such absurdity as demonstrated by the Sentinel, and parroted
by so many others who can be expected to be a tad bit more
discerning, is what is truly amazing.
At 7:40 AM -0700 6/19/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
The Sentinel blaming ULFA for the change in demography is the same
kind of logic as ULFA blaming RSS and APW for bringing bombs and
violence to Assam as alleged in a recent publication. Both show
outstanding deductive reasoning!
Independent of who the players are, the process of this blame game
is mind boggling.
=================================================================
I know I am not the most sympathetic of Sentinel editorial pieces.
But that is easily understood by our friends, since I am avowedly
biased, against that is, what the Sentinel usually spouts , be it
openly or be it in the guise of analyses.
But this piece, I must say is OUTSTANDING!
It is not hard to understand why. But still, at the risk of
attempting to point out the obvious , I seek my fellow netters'
indulgence in underscoring them:
>Do the formation of the United Liberation Front of
>Asom (ULFA) and its leaders taking shelter in Bangladesh have
>anything to do with the present demographic trend in Asom?
> Circles concerned in the State think that after the emergence
of the ULFA, there has been a large-scale infiltration from
>Bangladesh to Asom.
( As is obvious from the statistics cited)
>If the ULFA is a gainer of sorts by having to get a safe
sanctuary in Bangladesh, the illegal Bangladeshis in Asom are also an
equal gainer - thanks, of course, to the ULFA's silence on these
illegal lot, and thus its silence on the process of reverse
>demography in the State.
>It may be mentioned here that The Sentinel published a report
recently quoting intelligence reports that over 20 jehadi groups have
tied up with the ULFA so as to carry out subversive activities in the
>State.
> Repeated attacks on Hindi-speaking people, who
comprise a large part of the labour force in the State, are an
>attempt to create job avenues for illegal Bangladeshis.
**** Now, putting two and two together ( the unimpeachable evidence
above that is ),can anyone ( I mean other than the die-hard
anti-Indian ) in his right mind NOT conclude that:
Circles concerned in the State feel that the ULFA's goal
of an "independent Asom" has virtually turned into a goal for a
"greater Bangladesh" comprising Asom as the most cherished territory ?
**** Rarely have I seen such clarity and incisiveness in sorting out
complex statistics and secretive intelligence reports in presenting
to the fair-and-balanced and patriotic Indian readers, in simple
prose, the unadulterated but disgusting truths about ULFA and its
nefarious designs.
Where is the ULFA, that Assam once put together and sent out, with
'gamosaar tongaali', to give war on the 'lungi menace' and rid Assam
of the 'adha-kota' plague? Where is the ULFA that the likes of the
Sentinel egged on to go die for preserving Assam for the Bamuns' and
Kayosthos' peace of mind?
Where is the ULFA that the Assam establishment sponsored, armed,
sheltered and trained for border protection, which the BSF and the
Indian Owners of Assam cannot or would not?
What a tragic turn of events! What khai-paat-fola ( ingrates) these ULFAs are!
**** Now my friends you know WHY even *I * consider this editorial
OUTSTANDING, which you the
rest, must already have known, even before Jyoti brought it to light.
Yours not-so-truly,
cm
At 12:54 PM +0800 6/19/07, Jyotirmoy Sharma wrote:
From the Sentinel
Whom should we blame it on?
Thanks to illegal immigration from Bangladesh, the demographic
profile of Asom has been reversed.
By a Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, June 18: Do the formation of the United Liberation Front of
Asom (ULFA) and its leaders taking shelter in Bangladesh have
anything to do with the present demographic trend in Asom? Though
these two are seemingly different issues, yet the religion-wise
population figures of census reports compel one to look at the
current demographic pattern of the State from that angle too.
The ULFA was formed on April 7, 1979 with the demand for a "sovereign
Asom", and ULFA leaders took shelter in Bangladesh in 1989. Census
reports reveal that Muslim population in the State - thanks to
illegal immigration from Bangladesh - started to rise steeply since
the ULFA was formed and its leaders took shelter in Bangladesh.
According to sources, an ULFA cadre first went to Bangladesh in 1989
and met a minister belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
(BNP), and that meeting paved the way for ULFA cadres getting arms
training under the ISI in Peshawar in Pakistan, in 1990-91. Of
course, the first batch of 40 ULFA cadres, including 'commander-in-
chief' Paresh Baruah, got arms training under the NSCN at its camps
in Myanmar in 1983. The second batch of 90 ULFA cadres, including
Arabinda Rajkhowa and Kalpajyoti Neog, got arms training under the
NSCN at Kachin in Myanmar, in 1986.
The census figures, on the other hand, say that Hindu population of
Goalpara district in 1971 was 50.11 per cent against 41.50 per cent
Muslim population, but after 20 years - in 1991 - Hindu population in
the district fell abruptly to 39.89 per cent, while Muslim population
rose steeply to 50.18 per cent. In Dhubri district, Hindu population
in 1971 was 38.80 per cent against 60.46 per cent Muslim population,
but in 1991, Hindu population declined to 28.73 per cent while the
Muslim population rose to 70.45 per cent. In Barpeta district, Hindu
population in 1971 was 51.12 per cent against 48.65 Muslim
population, but 20 years later, Muslim population rose to 56.07 per
cent leaving the Hindu population behind at 40.26 per cent. In
Hailakandi district, Hindu population in 1971 was 47.48 per cent
against 51.40 per cent Muslim population, but 20 years later, while
Hindu population fell to 43.71 per cent, Muslim population rose to
54.79 per cent. In most of the other districts, Hindu population
registered a slight fall, while Muslim population registered a rise.
As per the 2001 Census report, the overall Hindu population in the
State was 64.9 per cent against 67.1 per cent in 1991, while for
Muslim population the figures for the corresponding years stood at
30.9 per cent and 28.4 per cent.
It may be mentioned here that The Sentinel published a report
recently quoting intelligence reports that over 20 jehadi groups have
tied up with the ULFA so as to carry out subversive activities in the
State. Circles concerned in the State think that after the emergence
of the ULFA, there has been a large-scale infiltration from
Bangladesh to Asom. Repeated attacks on Hindi-speaking people, who
comprise a large part of the labour force in the State, are an
attempt to create job avenues for illegal Bangladeshis. Now the
demographic trend in some lower Asom districts has reached such a
pretty pass that an AUDF MLA even went to the extent of raising the
demand for an "autonomous council" for the "minorities" of those
districts. Circles concerned in the State feel that the ULFA's goal
of an "independent Asom" has virtually turned into a goal for a
"greater Bangladesh" comprising Asom as the most cherished territory.
On the other hand, the BSF has also failed to check infiltration from
Bangladesh as also other illegal cross-border activities, thanks to
the porous border that is yet to completely fenced. Had the
Government of India been awake to the urgent need for completely
sealing the Indo-Bangladesh border, with the same promptness as shown
in respect of Jammu & Kashmir or Punjab in relation to the border
with Pakistan, one could have hoped for a bit of action on the ground
against illegal immigration from Bangladesh. But that is yet to
happen. If the ULFA is a gainer of sorts by having to get a safe
sanctuary in Bangladesh, the illegal Bangladeshis in Asom are also an
equal gainer - thanks, of course, to the ULFA's silence on these
illegal lot, and thus its silence on the process of reverse
demography in the State.
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