That is the hallmark of an ignorant society. While the ones capable of making a difference only want to reap undue benefits from high office, an equally ignorant populace either goes about just accepting things or just blaming the "centre" - for the centre is a convenient scapegoat.
How many of us here are aware of what the state government is capable of doing lawfully and what it must do it fulfill its duties. There have been N number of IAS/IPS officers from other states who have had the oppurtunity to be posted in Assam. These were zealous young people from highly motivated backgrounds. However more often than not they have mostly left Assam after short stints due to sheer frustration. The reason is that some local MLA with connections would always have the upper hand and dictate the way things ought to work. Are we blaming the centre for the miserable condition of our city roads or the chaotic traffic or anything that might make our lives a little easier? BTW, hope you all have read about the recent passage of the "Right to information act". Several dirt poor and desperate people in other states have already started to reap benefits out of it. So as long as we know what the tools are and how best to use them, we can start making a difference to the society instead of only blaming who else - the centre? Rgds, SD ----- Original Message ---- From: Manoj Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:42:53 AM Subject: Re: [asom] Assamese Fears and Saviours Most of the people when in power think that, God has sent them perpetually only to enjoy the benefits of power. They do not understand that it is the opportunity to serve the people, who has selected/elected/ appointed them to such elevated positions. Without the society, what use their power, authority, status?? So when given a chance one must give maximum back to the society, after all the society has invested on the person. This does not happen with our myopic people. Mr. Rajkhowa was a forthright and honest officer. But he could have made a difference as the CS. In his place TN Seshan or Kiran Bedi could have done it. Mr. Mahanta and AGP sarkar could have done it. They cannot shift all the blame on an equally indifferent Centre. Let us not forget that 'land' is a state subject and if somebody is occupying govt./forest land without proper document/allotment the occupants can be evicted. I saw some eviction drama being enacted at Guwahati. As soon as the police left the scene, the ram-shackle shanties were back. There is no governance. MKD On 11/14/06, shantikam hazarika <shntikamhaz@ hotmail.com> wrote: I think nothing can be more pathetic and ironical than the questions now being raised by Mr. Rajkhowa. What did he do as the chief bureaucrat of Assam to safeguard assamese everything? Shantikam hazarika From: Partha Gogoi partha_gogoi@ yahoo.com To: assamonline@ yahoogroups. com Subject: [asom] Re: Assamese Fears and Saviours Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 00:32:05 -0000 Starting with the long winding article on "God Save Asom and the Asomiyas" by JP Rajkhowa - it seems that he is a good successor to the founder editor of Sentinel, Mr Dhiren Bezboruah. But one must ask Mr JP Rajkhowa if he's trying to "close" the stable door after the horse has "bolted"? Perhaps, one might even ask - what was he doing when he was the Chief Secretary - such a powerful position - the state's top officer? See - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assamonline/message/2758 ------------ --------- -------- Note from the moderators: Change of subject in replying a message may break the discussion thread in the archive If reply button is not used to reply a message the thread breaks in the archive A big % of our members set their IDs to "No Email", they are archive readers. To help them to get all threads of a discussion topic in one click we need help from each contributor. How to help: Always reply using reply button of the email Do not change the subject while replying Create a brand new email with new subject if topic is different Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assamonline/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assamonline/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
