Dear Nava Kindly put my name also to the petition of naming the bridge after Bhupen Hazarika. I think that isa very appropriate thing to do by us. Rajen Barua
On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 11:22 PM, Nava Thakuria [email protected] [FriendsofAssamNE] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear friends and well-wishers, > We are releasing the news item today at alternate media. Do you endorse > it? Should I put your name at the bottom? > Regards, > Nava Thakuria, > Guwahati > M-9864044917 > > PPFA advocates Dhola-Sadiya bridge to be named after Bhupen Hazarika > Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) advocates the Dhola-Sadiya > bridge over Lohit, a major tributary of Brahmaputra river, to be named > after Dr Bhupen Hazarika. The 9.16 km bridge, connecting Assam with > Arunachal Pradesh, is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister > Narendra Modi on 26 May. > Termed as India’s longest bridge, constructed with rupees 950 crore > budget, is expected to change the lives of thousands families in northeast > India. Moreover, it is understood to fulfill a vital requirement in terms > of India’s defence perspective as it is only 100 km away from the McMahon > Line separating India with Tibet (now occupied by China). > The locality in southern Arunachal was also occupied by the aggressive > Chinese forces along with few areas of Assam in 1962 Indo-China war before > they were chased away by New Delhi with the help of the then nuclear power > America’s inherent support. > “Dr Hazarika visited the Kameng locality soon after the Chinese > aggression and created his eternal song ‘Aji Kameng Simanta Dekhilo-----’ > to pay homage to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the war. The > legendary musician with an immortal voice also proposed for an energetic > and watchful force at the border with China,” said a statement issued by > PPFA. > The forum also argued that Bhupen da (as millions of Dr Hazarika’s fans > prefer to call him) was born at Sadiya and he made the first film titled > ‘Meri Dharam Meri Maa’ of the frontier State. The cultural icon can be > identified as a man of assimilation who connected various big & small > communities of the region like a golden thread. > The PPFA urged both the governments at Dispur and New Delhi to review > various aspects while naming the bridge in far eastern part of the country > and finally appealed to the people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh to come > out with an aim to take the opportunity to honour a legend of our time. > Endorsed by Rupam Barua, Natwar Thakkar, Nava Thakuria, Jagadinra > Raichoudhury, Pramod Kalita, Anup Sarma, Zakir Hussain, Pradip Kumar Sarma, > Nayan Jyoti Baruah, Hiranya Kumar Barman, Sabyasachi Sharma, Digonta > Buragohain, Utpal Mena, Bhuban Saikia, Rasel Hussain, Kabita Bharali Moni, > Dayal Krishna Nath, Anjana Dutta, Ranjita Rabha, Purabi Baruah, Hemanta > Nath, Partha Sarathi Das, Gargi Talukdar, Sampriti Saikia, Indranil Kalita, > Monalisa Mahanta, Upananda Kataki, Tarali Chakrabarty, Azlina Khanam, > Ghameswar Kalita, Samya Bharadwaj, Barnali Kalita etc > > >
