"It is a characteristic of *wisdom* not to do desperate things" On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. JFA appeals for I-Day celebration (Nava Thakuria) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nava Thakuria <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 04:26:22 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: [Assam] JFA appeals for I-Day celebration > JFA appeals for I-Day celebration > Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has appealed to the people of > Assam and northeast India to celebrate the forthcoming Independence Day > (I-Day) defying the diktat of the militants. In a press statement, issued > by JFA president Rupam Barua and secretary Nava Thakuria, the forum argues > that both I-Day and Republic Day are two auspicious occasions for every > patriotic Indian to pay their respect to hundred thousand martyrs of > India's Freedom Movement.Mentionable is that the anti-talk faction of the > United liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) with many other outfits of the > region have as usual called for a general strike on August 15. Others who > have joined the chorus for boycotting the forthcoming I-Day include Tripura > Peoples’ Democratic Front, National Liberation Front of Tripura, National > Democratic Front of Bodoland (Ranjan Daimary faction), Kamtapur Liberation > Organisation, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council with the Coordination > Committee > of Manipur’s seven militant outfits.However, the journalist forum has > invited the city based journalists, newspaper-news channel employees and > patriotic civilians to attend the National flag hoisting ceremony on > Wednesday morning (11 am) at Guwahati Press Club premises.At the same > time, the forum has strongly condemned the attack on media persons in > Mumbai yesterday by a section of demonstrators, who gathered at Azad maidan > to raise voices against the violence in west Assam.“In a democratic country > like India, the demonstrators have every right to raise voices with > non-violent ways. But it should (must) not indulge violence. And in no way, > the journalists and media persons on duty should be targeted,” stated in > the release. > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
