See how large hearted he is! He allows his henchman to take 4000Crores and he keeps only 18 crores as small tips.
But will the Assamese nation now get a mechanism to tell High Commandante " We do not owe you 30,000 Crores -. You owe us 500Billion Dolars. " And too: "You can take the 30,000 Crores from your select MLAs ( members of Legislative Assembly) whom we Green-Button-Pushed for --5 yrs back." Akhil is calling all to do that tomorrow. mm --------------------- > From: [email protected] > Subject: assam Digest, Vol 66, Issue 10 > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 12:00:01 +0530 > > Send assam mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of assam digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. ...uber alles (Babul Gogoi) > 2. Re: Delhi IGI airport (Chan Mahanta) > 3. Now the Bad News (Chan Mahanta) > 4. KMSS drafts Bill to prevent corruption ( The Assam Tribune, > 06.01.2011). (Buljit Buragohain) > 5. Re: ARUNAV SIR, The Novel by AJANTA of ARUNACHAL (Sushanta Kar) > 6. ?Gogoi family has Rs 18-crore property in US? (Nava Thakuria) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 16:22:53 +0530 > From: Babul Gogoi <[email protected]> > To: assamnet <[email protected]> > Subject: [Assam] ...uber alles > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > The European Union commissioners have announced that agreement has been > reached to adopt English as the preferred language for European > communications, rather than German, which was the other possibility. > > As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty?s Government conceded that English > spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a five-year phased > plan for what will be known as EuroEnglish (Euro for short). > > In the first year, "s" will be used instead of the soft "c?. Sertainly, > sivil servants will resieve this news with joy. Also, the hard "c" will be > replaced with "k." Not only will this klear up konfusion, but typewriters > kan have one less letter. > > There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the > troublesome "ph" will be replaced by "f?. This will make words like > "fotograf" 20 per sent shorter. > > In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to > reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments > will enkourage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a > deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of > silent "e?s in the languag is disgrasful, and they would go. > > By the fourth year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" by > "z" and "w" by "v?. > > During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining > "ou?, and similar changes vud of kors; be aplid to ozer kombinations of > leters. > > After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil b no mor > trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand echozer. > > Ze drem vil finali kum tru!! > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 09:51:38 -0600 > From: Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the > world <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Assam] Delhi IGI airport > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Welcome back A. Glad to hear you had a good trip. So did I. Arunachal, > Namdapha area to be precise, was spectacular. > > I agree with your assessment of Delhi airport. It looked good. Services were > too. I liked the food court a lot, although it is pricey for locals. > Bathrooms were clean. No hassles from officials. Announcers are > understandable and the loudspeakers clear. Taxis are easy to get, safe > and the old nightmares of getting in and out of the airport has finally > ended. The parking garage was not suffocating. One thing I noticed > that is not something most will, was the very bad choice of colors of the > carpeting, mix of yellows, oranges and light browns. They will > get soiled in no time at all. That was the architect or the interior > designer's fault :-). > > I just hope the maintenance of the facilities, the usual weak link, > continues. I was concerned by broken and un-repaired drywall already, in six > months > between March and November. > > Now if Dilli can clean up its air a tad bit, everyone could breathe a lot > easier :-). > > > > > > > > > On Jan 7, 2011, at 11:46 PM, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: > > > > > > > > > The new IGI airport in Delhi they've built. is stunningly beautiful. and > > the service? yes, that is also great! There was no line to wait on, in > > fact, they called us to the counter - right away - what an experience! ! It > > can be said that the overall standard of Delhi airport is one of the 1st > > class airports of the world now. The shops are ample in numbers and items > > and also are beautifully decorated with color and light. The whole airport > > is splendidly furnished that includes beautiful live plants and decorative > > items with very good taste. > > > > The bathroom scenario is good as well, the ones in airline lounge (at least > > the one that I travelled with) are maintained well - and yes, they are very > > clean and dry. > > > > I am just happy and was very impressed and see a brighter future. > > I read some article about reducing the poverty level in Brazil and Mexico, > > specifically, will send the link when I find an electronic copy. > > > > It was a successful trip, we feel we've "achieved" a lot in fulfilling our > > dream of making someone else's life a little better - with one step at a > > time. We also did some sightseeing for ourselves. Overall, it was a hectic > > but a good trip. > > > > It's great to be back home though! > > > > > > > > BTW, C'da: Ahem! how did you find the Delhi airport? :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long or > > short, permit to Heav'n." > > -John Milton > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 10:06:52 -0600 > From: Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the > world <[email protected]> > Subject: [Assam] Now the Bad News > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > The following from ToI. > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/The-Prime-Minister-is-safe-NRI-delegates-be-damned/articleshow/7240643.cms > > But I have no sympathy for them NRIs. They deserve it :-). > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 22:38:49 +0530 (IST) > From: Buljit Buragohain <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [Assam] KMSS drafts Bill to prevent corruption ( The Assam > Tribune, 06.01.2011). > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > KMSS drafts Bill to prevent corruption > Staff Reporter > ?GUWAHATI, > Jan 5 ? Leading peasant organization Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti > (KMSS) has prepared draft of a Bill to prevent corruption in the > administration. The Bill has been named - 'Assam Anti-Corruption, > Grievance Redressal and Whistleblower Protection Bill, 2011.' The draft > of the Bill has been released to the media here today by KMSS secretary > Akhil Gogoi.The > draft has been prepared by RTI activist Arvind Kezriwal, former IPS > Kiran Bedi and Supreme Court lawyer Prasant Bhusan. It is expected to > prevent corruption in an effective manner. The copies of the Bill are > being furnished to all the political parties with the hope that they > will place it before the State Assembly in its next session.The > Bill has provided for setting up an institution by the name of > Lokayukta, consisting of one chairperson and ten members, among others. "The > chairperson and members of the Lokayukta shall not be serving or former > members of either the Parliament or the Legislature of any State and > shall not hold any office or trust of profit (other than the office as > Chairperson or member) or would have ever been connected with any > political party or carry on any business or practice any profession?," > says the KMSS draft Bill. It > has also debarred those chargesheeted for any offence under the IPC or > PC Act or penalized under the CCS Conduct Rules from being appointed as > Chairperson or member of the Lokayukta.The > Chairperson or a member of the Lokayukta shall hold office for a term > of five years 'from the date of which he enters upon his office' and > none of them should hold office after attaining 65 years of age, the > draft Bill says. At least four members of the Lokayukta shall have legal > background.The > Bill has also provided for appointment of a selection committee, > comprising two senior most judges of High Court, two previous Chief > Justices of High Court, among others, to suggest names of the eligible > persons to be appointed Chairperson and members of the Lokayukta, to the > Governor. Moreover, > it has provided for public feedback on the short-listed persons for the > above posts by making the list available to the people on the website, > for discussions by the selection committee with the short-listed persons > and for making the videograph of such discussions available to the > people. The > Lokayukta shall have the power, among others, to initiate suo motu > actions if any matter related to willful failure or omission by a public > servant, misconduct or corruption by a Government servant etc. comes to > its knowledge. The > Lokayukta shall have the power to issue search warrant, etc. and it > shall also have the power of a civil court while trying a suit under the > Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in matters of summoning and enforcing the > attendance of any person and examining him on oath.This > power of the Lokayukta shall also be there in calling for production of > any document, receiving evidence on affidavits, requisitioning any > public record or copy thereof from any court or office, among others.The > Chairperson and members of the Lokayukta shall also be deemed to be > police officers for the purpose of section 36 of the Criminal Procedure > Code. Moreover, in order to get its orders complied with, the Lokayukta > shall have and exercise 'the same jurisdiction powers and authority in > respect of contempt of itself as a High Court has and may > exercise...'Besides, the draft Bill has provided for merger of the State > Vigilance Department with the Lokayukta. > The > Bill has also provided for recovery of loss incurred by the Government > due to the misdeeds of a person convicted of an offence under the > Prevention of Corruption Act.The > Lokayukta shall also have the power to direct the appropriate > authorities to take steps for protection of the whistleblowers. However, > the Bill has provided penalty for false complaint. > > ( The Assam Tribune, 06.01.2011) > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 23:31:27 +0530 > From: Sushanta Kar <[email protected]> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the > world <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Assam] ARUNAV SIR, The Novel by AJANTA of ARUNACHAL > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I've read the review the day it was get published. I'm a fan of the writer. > I'm waiting to buy the book whenever I got it. > > Sushanta > > On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 12:53 AM, Sirkhat Hussain <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Please read the novel ARUNAV SIR writen by Arunachal based noted > > Assamese Novelist Ajanta. The novel published by BANALATA, Guwahati > > > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > -- > Sushanta Kar > ??????? ?? > ??????????, ???? > > ???? ????????: > http://sushantakar40.blogspot.com > http://ishankonerkahini.blogspot.com > http://ishankonerkotha.blogspot.com > ???? ???????? '????????' > http://pragyan06now.blogspot.com > http://sites.google.com/site/pragyan06now > > "??????????? ??????? ???? ?????? ????? ???????, ????? ????? ?????? ??????" > ??????????? > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 21:52:43 -0800 (PST) > From: Nava Thakuria <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: [Assam] ?Gogoi family has Rs 18-crore property in US? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > ? > Gogoi involved in embezzlement: KMSS > > GUWAHATI, Jan 8 ? Peasant organisation Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti today > alleged that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is involved in embezzling the public > money of the State and part of the money laundered by him has been siphoned > off > to the US to procure property there in the names of members of his family. > > ? > ?Gogoi family has Rs 18-crore property in US? > The peasant organisation also demanded a CBI inquiry into the allegation and > dared the Chief Minister to make a public statement on the source of the > money > used in procuring property in the US. > > Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here this afternoon, KMSS > secretary Akhil Gogoi alleged that the Chief Minister has several houses in > the > US in the names of his wife Dolly Gogoi (12700 W Dodge Road, Omaha NE 69154), > daughter Chandrima Gogoi (701 Berry Ave, Los Angeles C A 94024) and > son-in-law > Prasenjit Phukan (178 Ownes Ct Mountain View C A 94043; 143 Albany St, > Cambridge > MA 02139 and Los Altos CA 94022). > > The money value of these houses when added together would be Rs 17, 88, 45, > 050. > His daughter had declared while acquiring the property that her average > annual > income was Rs 64, 42, 650, while her husband Prasenjit Phukan had made three > declarations stating that his average annual incomes were Rs 64, 42, 650, Rs > 34, > 36,050 and Rs 72, 71, 250. Chief Minster's wife Dolly Gogoi declared that her > average annual income was Rs 29, 18, 650. > > The peasant organisation alleged that the Chief Minister requisitioned the > services of his 'scam-tainted' Ministerial colleague Himanta Biswa Sarma to > transfer part of the looted money to the US through hawala. This is why the > Chief Minister has so far been maintaining silence over the issue of Himanta > Biswa Sarma embezzling the public money of the State. > > The peasant organisation has collected the information concerning the US > property of the Chief Minister's family by using the website intelius. com, > said > the KMSS secretary. > > It has hit out at Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) chief Bhubaneswar > Kalita for his 'halfhearted approach' in the matter of the corruption > indulged > in by Himanta Biswa Sarma. > > The peasant organisation is holding a massive demonstration against > corruption > at the Dispur Last Gate from 11 am on January 10 and it has appealled to all > patriotic people to take part in the programme. Noted RTI activist Arvind > Kezriwal and national convenor of the National Alliance of People's Movement > Dr > Sandip Pandey will take part in the demonstration, said the KMSS secretary. > > ? > ? > GUWAHATI, Jan 8: Launching a scathing attack on Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, > Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) general secretary Akhil Gogoi today gave > a > detailed account of property worth around Rs 18 crore in the form of houses > owned by the Chief Minister?s wife, daughter and son-in-law in the US. The > KMSS > leader has dared the three to disclose their sources of income. He has also > demanded a CBI inquiry into the matter in order to unmask the truth. > Addressing a press conference at the Guwahati Press Club today, the KMSS > leader > said: ?According to documents produced by Gogoi?s wife Dolly Gogoi and > daughter > Chandrima Gogoi while purchasing one house each in the US, their annual > incomes > are Rs 29.18 lakh and Rs 64.42 lakh respectively. Gogoi?s son-in-law > Prasenjit > Phukan, however, showed three different annual incomes ? Rs 64.42 lakh, Rs > 34.36 > lakh and Rs 72.71 lakh ? while purchasing three different houses in the US. I > appeal to the three to make their sources of annual income public.? > ?We have no way out but to unmask the Chief Minister who has not paid any > heed > to the deadline set by us for him to take action against his corrupt Cabinet > colleague, Himanta Biswa Sarma. It was followed by a 48-hour deadline set by > us > for Gogoi to reply as to why he was not taking any action against the corrupt > minister though we had brought many corrupt practices of the minister to > light. > We have to open our mouth today as the deadline set for the Chief Minister is > over,? Akhil Gogoi said, and added that minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was the > key > man behind all the scams that had taken place during the tenure of Tarun > Gogoi. > ?Though we have exposed all the corrupt practices of Himanta Biswa Sarma, > Gogoi > doesn?t take action against him as he is afraid of being unmasked if the > minister opens his mouth.? > The KMSS leader said: ?Since when we have started our tirade against > corruption, > people, including those staying abroad, have started to come on their own and > feed us with information. With the information received from NRIs, we have > approached the US embassy that has shown us the way to proceed. By making > online > payment through a website (www.intelius.com) by credit cards, we have got > access > to the documents of purchase of the houses by the family members of the Chief > Minister.? > The KMSS leader further said that apprehensive of being blackmailed by > Himanta > Biswa Sarma, Gogoi ??is now trying to keep Sarma at a safe distance from all > matters relating to the State administration??. Himanta Biswa Sarma, > according > to the KMSS leader, is the key man behind sending the ill-gotten money from > the > State to foreign countries through hawala. ?We will soon file cases against > Sarma in the Supreme Court and the High Court,? he added. > > Coming down heavily on Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president > Bhubaneswar Kalita, Akhil Gogoi said: ?The Congress has failed to take action > against corrupt Himanta Biswa Sarma due to the weak leadership of Kalita.? He > also took a dig at the opposition parties by saying that despite the KMSS > exposing a large number of corrupt practices of the State Government, the > Opposition had failed to put adequate pressure on the government to act > against > corrupt ministers.?? ? > Meanwhile, reacting to Akhil Gogoi?s revelations, AGP president Chandra Mohan > Patowary said: ?Last year, the Chief Minister had announced that his > government > would construct houses for flood- and erosion-affected people of the State. > Though the erosion-affected people have not got the promised houses, Gogoi > has > successfully built a number of houses in the US. This is the real man hiding > within ?clean? Gogoi.? > ? > Akhil dares CM to reveal assets- RTI activist demands CBI inquiry > > Akhil Gogoi shows a photograph of Tarun Gogoi?s property in the US at the > press > conference. Picture by Eastern Projections > > Guwahati, Jan. 8: Peasant leader and RTI activist Akhil Gogoi today claimed > that > family members and relatives of chief minister Tarun Gogoi possessed property > worth over Rs 17 crore in the US and dared the latter to make public the > sources > of the assets, including five houses. > Akhil, also the general secretary of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), > said > there were five houses in the name of the chief minister?s wife Dolly Gogoi, > daughter Chandrima and son-in-law Prasenjit Phukan at different locations in > the > US. > > ?The information collected by us showed that there was a house in the name of > Dolly Gogoi at Omaha and another at Los Altos in his daughter?s name. Three > houses in the name of his son-in-law Prasenjit Phukan are located at > Cambridge, > Mountain View and Los Altos. We have strong suspicion that the property was > procured with public money and hence we dare the chief minister to let the > people of Assam know the source. We also demand a CBI inquiry into the > assets,? > Akhil Gogoi said at a press conference. > Giving details and producing photographs of the houses, Akhil said the > People?s > Interest Research Group, formed by the KMSS, collected the information with > the > help of the American embassy and an information commerce company, > intelius.com, > which provides consumers and businesses with predictive intelligence for > important decisions. > The chief minister?s office said Gogoi would comment after his return from > New > Delhi. Media adviser Debo Bora told The Telegraph, ?The chief minister will > react once he is back.? > Akhil alleged that huge corruption had taken place during Gogoi?s tenure. > ?The > Congress high command, including Sonia Gandhi, has been claiming that the > party > is committed to fight corruption but we have seen no action against Gogoi, > health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other ministers involved in scams in > Dima Hasao district, Karbi Anglong and other departments,? the RTI activist > said. > Akhil, also the recipient of two national RTI awards, said they would launch > a > massive campaign against the Tarun Gogoi government ahead of the forthcoming > Assembly elections. > ?We will organise a dharna and observe a hatred day on Monday at Dispur Last > Gate to protest the massive corruption. Activist Sandip Pandey and Arvin > Kejriwal will take part and we request all concerned citizens to join us and > protest the corruption of the Congress government in Assam,? he said. > Akhil said four cases would be filed against Himanta Biswa Sarma and Tarun > Gogoi > in the Supreme Court and Gauhati High court soon relating to disproportionate > assets and criminal cases. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > End of assam Digest, Vol 66, Issue 10 > ************************************* _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
