Thanks for the explanation, C'da.
I just hope that Assam becomes a corruption-free state soon. All that are
suspected of killing (including those that are suspected of the secret killing
incidents in Assam), all corrupted - engineers, doctors, professors, inisters,
police and CBI officers, politicians - all go to prison if/after proven guilty.
But would they? Only time would tell.
“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble
like a blade of grass.”
> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:45:40 -0500> To: [email protected]> From: [EMAIL
> PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune> > Hi A:> > Allow me
> to chime in here:> > > Why are they raiding his house? He was not > >charged
> with smuggling drugs or for having > >black >money!!!!!!> > > *** You seem
> to be under the impression that only > smugglers' or drug dealers' or
> mega-tax evaders' > houses are RAIDED by desi-police/military. It so >
> happens, that they do so, almost whenever they> want to, because the police
> get their warrants > for the asking and the military has the > open-season,
> particularly in Assam and that > comes with AFSPA.> > > BTW, as long as
> there are conscientious and > competent judicial oversight, there is nothing
> > wrong in searching a residence for evidence . It > is a critical tool for
> investigative agencies. It > is warrantless search , seizure, mayhem and >
> meting out of summary justice that is > unacceptable in a civilized
> society.> > And in this case, we don't know whether a search > warrant was
> issued or by whom. A reporter > knowledgeable about such fundamental rights
> of a > citizen would have queried about that. But that > maybe rarer than a
> 'porbotor kaaso-koni' in > Dilli or Guwahati.> > c-da> > > > > > > > > >When
> I said "people talk in crores", I thought > >you would understand that it
> was a relative > >term, was a figure of speech, Uttam.> >> >As you said,
> from my first hand experience of > >being a person from Assam/India, I know
> > >everybody in Assam/India is not a > >lakh/kuti-poti. But some definitely
> are. And > >definitely, none in my family.> >> >And as I understood from
> your mail, you took my > >words out of context. I do not belong to the >
> >group who would say: "Let them eat cake", if > >there is no bread, that is.
> lol> >> >Scarcity of wealth - I may even add, I see > >poverty all over the
> place - in my own people - > >in Assam, in Chennai and everywhere else in >
> >India. In fact, sometimes I feel everybody > >except my relatives, have
> money there. I do not > >need to learn anything new about a family of 5 >
> >living/surviving/managing in less than Rs. 5000/ > >in Assam/India - TODAY.
> I am talking about > >middle class people like us now, and I am fully >
> >aware of people living in less than that amount.> >> >But that is a
> different issue altogether. We are > >not talking about the mass population
> but are > >talking about a minister here.> >> >My main question still
> stands:> >> > > Why are they raiding his house? He was not > >charged with
> smuggling drugs or for having black > >money!!!!!!> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be > >patient
> like a tree and humble like a blade of > >grass."> >> >> >> >> >> >> Date:
> Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:01:30 +0100> From: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: >
> >>[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Assam] From > >>the Assam Tribune> >
> Alpana Baideo> > I do not > >>know what with Rs.14 lakhs or that. But in my
> > >>profession I have atleast seen scores of people > >>ruined not only for
> theirs but for others > >>corruption. At this moment, I recall one of the >
> >>finest poets and a fountainhead of modern > >>assam's poetry critics, who
> died under great > >>mental agony and disillusionment for twenty > >>long
> years for such a little amount that you'll > >>take back your words. Sorry
> to disappoint you, > >>there is nothing personal against Ripun Bora, > >>but
> I cannot agree fully with you. That apart, > >>about India, you can view it
> any way you > >>please. I know you know better than that > >>because of your
> own first hand experience. Yes, > >>some people speak about crores, while a
> great > >>many cannot count beyond three, because, beyond > >>three it is
> infinity for them ( with due > >>apologies to George Gamow).> > "Alpana B. >
> >>Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>wrote:> > > Hi Uttam:> > > You have
> missed > >>another report. A raid in his house at Basant > >>Kunj, Delhi,
> has yielded another Rs.14 lakh. It > >>is however not known whether the
> source of such > >>money is disclosed for the purposes of the > >>relevant
> laws.> > > That makes it even more > >>evident (and my point clear) that
> somebody has > >>'aakhej'> on him. > > Why are they raiding his > >>house?
> He was not charged with smuggling drugs > >>or for having black money!!!!!!>
> > People (Yes, > >>ordinary people like us! I am not talking about > >>Tata,
> Birla, Ambani...type) in India talk in > >>crores now, what is the big deal
> about this or > >>that "14 lakhs" for a minister to have in his > >>house or
> in his bank?> > Ripun was our > >>classmate in Gauhati University, haven't
> met > >>him for about 25+ years, but was a simple and > >>compassionate
> young man then. Our other > >>classmates now tell us that he is a politician
> > >>alright, but comparatively a good one who has > >>done good for many
> poor. > > > > > > > > "In > >>order to make spiritual progress you must be >
> >>patient like a tree and humble like a blade of > >>grass."> > > > > Date:
> Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:41:32 > >>+0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: >
> >>[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Assam] From > >>the Assam Tribune> >
> Alpana Baideo> > You have > >>missed another report. A raid in his house at
> > >>Basant Kunj, Delhi, has yielded another Rs.14 > >>lakh. It is however
> not known whether the > >>source of such money is disclosed for the >
> >>purposes of the relevant laws.> > "Alpana B. > >>Sarangapani" wrote:> > >
> > > > > "Ripun's house > >>raided"> > Why? He might have hidden more money >
> >>there to "bribe" another honest CBI officer who > >>can predict what is
> going to happen in a future > >>meeting?> > > > By A Staff Reporter
> GUWAHATI, > >>June 4 - Officials of the Central Bureau of > >>Investigation
> (CBI) today raided the residence > >>of Ripun Bora in the Bhagadattapur area
> of > >>Guwahati. Official sources said that the raid > >>was conducted this
> evening by officials of the > >>Guwahati unit of the CBI after receiving >
> >>instructions from its Delhi office.The CBI also > >>sealed the rented
> house of journalist> Mukul > >>Pathak in the South Sarania area of the >
> >>city. > > > > > > > > > "In order to make > >>spiritual progress you must
> be patient like a > >>tree and humble like a blade of > >>grass."> > > > > >
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