Shantikam-da,
I just sent this newspiece that I received. It seems things are pretty grim in
Guwahati.
Regards.
Umesh
Shantikam Hazarika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Umesh:
do you not have any other work?
The term Adivasi is a north Indian term, not prevalent in Assam and
the fact that the Association is called Adivasi Association indicates
who are the people fomenting trouble in Assam. And, sitting out there
you ought to have waited for the facts to filter before taking the
easy way out of posting a dubious news item on the net to misled
others.
One of the problem was that the police took a long time to get into
action and the statement in the news that "city police sprung into
action and dispersed the Adivasi people from the
protest rally site" is not true. In fact the frequent use of the term
Adivasi in the news item itself is mischievous, with the intent of
creating a divide.
Sitting in the comforts of the US, please at least try to do something
constructive, instead of spreading canards. I never expected you to
indulge in such things.
Shantikam Hazarika
On Nov 25, 2007 5:02 AM, umesh sharma wrote:
>
>
> Newsletter Editor wrote:
>
> http://www.assamtimes.org/index.php?news=680
>
> Group clash in the city: 12 killed, curfew in city
>
> A string of group clash that leaves twelve people dead, as many as one
> hundred people injured has forced the authority to clamp curfew in the city
> on Saturday. The condition of thirty is reported to be critical.
>
> The violence began as soon as the Advasi people in large numbers were
> holding a rally demanding Scheduled Tribe status for the community.
>
> The Adivasi protesters damaged as many as 150 vehicles while these were
> plying in the Beltola areas. Moreover, some of them vandalized some shops
> and markets in the area.
>
> The angry people in general retaliated by attack and the clash left 5 people
> to death.
>
> The city police sprung into action and dispersed the Adivasi people from the
> protest rally site. But another group further proceeded to the Khanapara
> areas and then to Ganeshguri areas to stop the city buses.
>
> The public in general got angry with these Adivasi students leaders and
> retaliated with attack. As many as ten Adivasi students have fallen injured.
> The injured people have been rushed to the hospital.
>
> The entire Beltola area has come under curfew from 12 noon. The over all
> situation has yet to be quelled.
>
Umesh Sharma
Washington D.C.
1-202-215-4328 [Cell]
Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005
http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)
www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used )
http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/
http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/
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