Dear Barua Your "Take" is pretty good. I think this is what most people are expressing (even if they are not articulate).
The supporters of ULFA or their ideology are trying very hard to convince the rest. Their main ways of doing so are (summing up) The Ulfa uses all the violent means and does what it can to destablize the region, scare people etc. Its supporters (both tacit and otherwise) on the other hand make the usual noises of disapprovals after the ulfa has killed a few more innocents. Other than that, they want to put the onus on GOI, the GOA and others to show proof as to why Assam *should NOT* get its independence. This kind of reverse logic is excellent when the ULFA and its supporters have not been able in the last so many decades to show anything else. One thing that ought to be remembered is that it is the ULFA, its "fronts", and its supporters who are advocating for sovereignty etc. It is they who then have the responsibility to show the rest of why their idea is so damn good, that Assam can afford to loose so much in blood & treasure. --Ram On 2/19/07, Barua, Rajen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My Take on Assam's Independence: First 95% of the public in Assam are dormant 'Hob Diok' type. For any movement to be successful, it needs a leader(s) out of the rest 5% who has the vision, conviction, motivation and the leadership to convince, motivate and inspire the dormant public on the merits of Assam's independence. For this, the leaders must have a plan, they must be convinced of the plan and then they need to try to convince others of their plan so that we can develop the political will with enough momentum. It is like a rocket, unless we can create enough fire power to generate the required 'escape velocity', it is of not use. In this case of Assam's latest independence movement (if we can call it that), we have not seen any such leadership and plan during the last 30 years. What we saw is some fire lighted by ULFA made of bamboo and thatch seeing which most of the dormant public, including some probaxi Assamese, were mesmerized for a short time and everybody shouted Ya-Ali. And then it dies down like any 'bahor jui'. All the debate we are doing in the net now is actually amounts to criticizing each other, one guy shouting, 'why not' and the other guy shouting, 'why yes', o One guy shouting, 'GOI is exploiting Assam', the other guy is shouting back, 'do you have a solution for that' etc. Other than that the very question of independence for Assam is a very subjective question. Whatever merit it had, ULFA has probably spoiled it so much that today most of the opinion will be against it. After having said all that, if anybody wants independence of Assam, and are convinced of that, then he or she need to give the leadership and try to create the necessary political will instead of criticizing those who are against independence of Assam. The positive thing is that we have seen in Assam-Asom issue, the dormant public can be motivated and inspired if presented with fact and figures. In case of Assam's independence, I have not even seen an essay by any ULAF or pre ULFA political leaders. Till we have such leaders in Assam in future, I say : Hobo Diok. Rajen Barua ------------------------------ *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Sunday, February 18, 2007 7:30 AM *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Cc:* assam@assamnet.org *Subject:* Re: [Assam] Response to Chitta-III As a student of political science and law, I feel I ought to attempt to respond to Nayan's questions. *'its high time that this issue gets settled as to why Assam needs to be independent* *and what exactly will be happening in independent Assam after gaining independence*.' The first part of the question is very relevant. The Assamese people genuinely feel that they are not equal citizens with the rest of the country. They consider themselves to be second-class citizens being ruled by the Union Government in Delhi without due consideration for the all-round progress and development of the State or region. 1. Obviously it would be a democracy. Democracy has various forms. It would be determined by a Constituent Assembly as it happened after India became free. 1. The people of Assam (if that name is retained). 1. The very essence of democracy is that the people have a say in that form of government. That right is inherent in a sovereign State. 1. The Constitution may lay down the qualifications required to hold public offices. 2. In a democracy, some sort of election there must be. 1. It is a routine matter of the government to deal with. 1. In this exercise, we've not discussed how we are going to acquire independence. Boundaries, Sixth Schedule and many other subjects are dependent on this vital aspect. 1. An independent nation after becoming a member of the United Nations necessarily subscribes to the ideals of global peace under the UN.Charter. I think the questioner actually means law and order, maintenance of which is a basic function of every government. Bhuban The information contained in this e-mail is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Its contents (including any attachments) may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not an intended recipient you must not use, disclose, disseminate, copy or print its contents. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete and destroy the message. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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