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aji nlp jam.. thanx On 3/31/08, uttam borthakur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > A news item in Pratidin makes a difficult reading. Less of facts, more of > opinions. > But an item published on 31st March2008 is of concern. The prices of > potato have suddenly plummetted in Assam. Apparently it should indicate the > positive impact of withdrawal of Value Added Tax on food items. But it is > not, because of the simple reason that the prices of rice-cereals etc. have > remained sky-high. > > Then why this sudden drop in potato prices? Its answer can be found in the > huge production of potato in Barpeta district under the aegis of the Oxom > Unnati Sabha. In order to ensure that the Oxomiya farmers producing potato > incur loss and do not dare to cultivate it again successfully, the mainland > India trading lobby or the oligopoly or the cartel, by whatever name called, > has suddenly reduced the market prices of potato so that the reigning market > prices would not allow the local cultivators recover the input prices, let > alone make a profit. Moreover, storing in Assam is a bit difficult, because > of dearth of cold storage facility and lack of electricity to run the cold > storages effectively. > > Such things have been taking place in Assam for a number of years in > respect of tea, vegetables and now Potato. Some people may argue that let > the market forces rule, as in any free market system. But history of > economics shows that it is the trade barriers, subsidies and in short the > protective policies of the state that have allowed the economies of rich > nations grow. So such advocates actually are the spokespersons of the > mighty, and in this case that of the mainland India that uses Assam like a > hinterland. Moreover, had it been a fairplay, it would have been acceptable. > But here is a design working to stifle capital formation in Assam and the > Indian State and its local lackeys are helping such a design to succeed by > its inaction or covert helping hand. > > I believe that we should do whatever we can to foil and expose such > nefarious designs. Yes, desecration of archeological relics is important > issue to tackle. But brazen economic loot is no less a question. > > I am also surprised that the outfits that want secession or sovereignty > of Assam, do not point out these injustices in everyday life and restrict > themselves to denouncing state atrocities, to which campaign people have > become desensitized to an extent, as it smacks of partisanship. The major > problem with these outfits are that they have failed to give anyone an > alternative picture or system, if they have one, to fire the imaginations of > the people, who they apparently want to win over. > > > Uttam Kumar Borthakur > > > --------------------------------- > Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > -- Manoj Kumar Das C 172 GF, Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi 17 India 0091 9312650558 (HP) _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
