Saurav Pathak Wrote:
>relatedly, i would like to mention that the assamese are unlikely to
>enter into any political negotiation of any kind. the political
>ambitions of assamese hegemony died with the assam agitation. in
>the subsequent turmoils, the assamese have given up all political
>pretensions. the assamese have nothing to say on the bodo problem.
>even if a new state is carved out, i doubt the "assamese" are going
>to protest. in the recent ransacking of the bjp office, it was the
>koch rajbonshis. then we will have the adivasis and the tribals,
>all speaking for themselves.
>enter into any political negotiation of any kind. the political
>ambitions of assamese hegemony died with the assam agitation. in
>the subsequent turmoils, the assamese have given up all political
>pretensions. the assamese have nothing to say on the bodo problem.
>even if a new state is carved out, i doubt the "assamese" are going
>to protest. in the recent ransacking of the bjp office, it was the
>koch rajbonshis. then we will have the adivasis and the tribals,
>all speaking for themselves.
saurav-da,
i thought the koch rajbonshis were assamese too !!
if not then what do you define by 'Assamese'?
one who speaks assamese? one who has been in assam for 'x' number of years ? or one who is NOT a tribal... like a bodo, a kachari or a koch rajbonshi ?
syamanta
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