*** This has become the broken record slogan of those who have run out of ideas and unaffected by what goes on,
C'da The mass protests all over Guwahati (not just by a few organizations), the lynching of the Ulfa Cadre, and even the protest/clash by tea garden workers (see my other post from the Statesman).. are all these made-up? Or are you saying, these things don't matter and who cares? --Ram On 5/31/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ram: >But, what I wanted to point out is that the tide seems to be changing and not just in towns, but also the >rural areas - against the ULFA's violence and generally against violence (say against the military) *** This has become the broken record slogan of those who have run out of ideas and unaffected by what goes on, the mantra to chant to pass for something being done to end the conflict. I have heard this over and over again, about every six months or so, except the words re-organized in slightly different ways. c-da At 10:04 PM -0600 5/30/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote: C'da >Heh-heh! This looks like a BJP vs Congress battle. I think I could well agree with you. I mean, any political group will now take advantage (if it can) out of the situation - (othi bhokti....), Isn;t that how band wagons are garnered in the first place? But, what I wanted to point out is that the tide seems to be changing and not just in towns, but also the rural areas - against the ULFA's violence and generally against violence (say against the military) There is a limit, even for ordinary folks, as to how much a group like the ulfa can frighten them into submission and just plain acquiescence and for how long. They kind a tolerated and even went along for a while - till they plainly saw where they are being led into - nowhere and into oblivion. --Ram On 5/30/07,* Chan Mahanta* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The BJYM leader said that the Centre should immediately impose President's Rule in the State for the State >Government's failure to tackle the activities of the ISI and other Islamic fundamentalists in the State. Heh-heh! This looks like a BJP vs Congress battle. ULFA just happens to be a convenient catalyst. At 6:30 PM -0600 5/30/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Where is all that much touted support? Not in the villages, nor in the cities? ____________________ *Anti-ULFA slogans resonate in city **'Paresh Baruahar dalali nasaliba'** *By a Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, May 30: Anti-ULFA slogans resonated in the air in the city today when hundreds of people responded to the call of a number of senior journalists and writers, and took to the streets with a protest march followed by a rally. The Bharatiya Janata Yuba Morcha (BJYM), on the other hand, took out a separate procession and staged a dharna near the Dighalipukhuri in the city demanding immediate imposition of President's Rule in the State for the failure of the State Government to tackle the activities of the ISI and other Islamic fundamentalists in the State. Responding to the call of as many as 14 senior journalists and writers like Dhirendranath Chakravarty, Ranen Kumar Goswami, Rupam Baruah, Nirupama Borgohain and others, over 100 activists of various organizations like the Athgaon Binapani Samiti, Brihattar Athgaon Rajohuwa Samiti, the Assam Public Works (APW) etc took to the streets from the Guwahati Press Club (GPC) to the office of the Deputy Commissioner and returned to the GPC where they held a rally.* Slogans like aah oi aah, ulai aah; khed oi khed; ULFA khed (come and drive the ULFA away), ISI hoshiyar (ISI, be careful), PCGik eghoria kar (outcast the PCG from the society), Paresh Baruahar dalali nasaliba* (broker Paresh Baruah's policy won't be allowed), Dhakar adesh aami naamaanu (we won't obey Dhaka's diktat) etc rocked the thoroughfares of the city from the GPC to the DC office and back when the processionists began to shout slogans against the killing in the city and the State by the ULFA. Speaking at the rally later, Ranen Kumar Goswami said: "We don't want an independent Asom as demanded by the ULFA, and we will never accept the diktat of Dhaka or Islamabad. The ULFA should stop killing in the State or else the people of the State won't remain mute spectators". Meanwhile, there was a hot altercation between BJYM president Dilip Saikia and district Magistrate CK Bhuyan on the permission for the procession taken by the BJYM against the State Government's failure to bring the law-and-order situation under its control. The BJYM leader said that the Centre should immediately impose President's Rule in the State for the State Government's failure to tackle the activities of the ISI and other Islamic fundamentalists in the State. The BJYM staged a dharna near the Dighalipukhuri in support of its demands. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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