Thats a good idea. Forward the names to the Director, Intelligence Bureau, Sardar Patel Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021; for organising a reception party, when they visit India next time.
-vp --- SANDIP DUTTA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There have been some news reports lately of LTTE > sympathisers being hounded out in different parts of > the world. God help those Ulfa supporters in this > forum if they were ever taken and extradited and > then tried under the desi laws. > > Dawood Ibrahim once thought no one could touch him. > Now even Dubai is not safe for him. > > Rgds, > Sandip > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: chittaranjan pathak > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; assam@assamnet.org > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 11:34:22 PM > Subject: [Assam] Plebiscite > > > I missed out addressing another important point > here. > > > > > I find it quite amazing that otherwise bright > individuals would wave the flag of democratic > values all over, only to run for the tall-grass to > hide from the idea of a plebiscite to prove what > they assert : That there is no support for > sovereignty among the people of Assam. > > > > > Are they credible? > > > > > You tell us. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 9:22 PM -0700 6/28/07, chittaranjan pathak wrote: > I remember seeing a cartoon in Prantik, may be some > twenty five years back (during Assam agitation) on > Kaziranga. It was something like this. There was a > barricaded area and a sign board saying Kaziranga > National Park for protecting last of the Assamese > people. In side the barricade there were no rhinos > but there was an Assamese family-the gamusa wearing > kaami haar uluwa male member was doing some baah > bettor kaam. And the whole barricaded area was > surrounded by numerous people wearing lungi and > sporting beard looking curiously at the exhibits. > > > Mahanta da something on what you said > India not entertaining the idea of plebiscite-I > think it is not the result of plebiscite, Mahanta > da, but the PREMISE. Even a child can understand it. > Tell me if there a historical basis for asking for a > plebiscite when Assamese whole heartedly supported > becoming part of India in 1947. Another option was > Pakistan or an independent country like Bhutan. But > did any of the Assamese leaders mention an > independent Assam at that time? Was there a murmur > of protest like that in Hyderabad or Junagarh or > Kashmir due to merger with India? Historically I > think states like Goa, Sikkim or princely states of > Manipur or Tripura or Cooch Behar district can lay > claim to a plebiscite. But not Assam, as it was part > of British India for more than 100 years and chose > to become part of independent India just like > Bengal, Bihar, Orissa. If you would still like to > find a historical perspective (harping on this > fallacy that Assam was never part of India), should > it be ULFA asking for a plebiscite > on this 78000 sq of land mass or should it be the > descendants of Ahum roja for those few upper Assam > districts, Jamidars of Bijni, Gauripur for undivided > Goalpara, descendents of Kachari king for NC hills, > descendents of Chutiya kings ousted by Ahums, > present and still living Tiwa roja for western > Naogaon and parts of Karbi Anglong? > Believe me the mode Assam is in today-that of > reinventing its diverse ethnicity and past-all these > descendents will appear from nowhere. I am not a > student of history. Correct me if anywhere I have > gone wrong. > But Mahanta da if you think plebiscite is needed > because there is a DISPUTE and the party asking for > plebiscite has promised that it will abide by the > rules, then tell me Mahanta da, should GOI hold > plebiscite in Maharashtra also in 2008 just because > ONE single person is asking for it and he happens to > have Indian President Pratibha Patils grandson as > hostage. > To make things simple for you- > First-please educate us if there is any historical > basis to this demand for plebiscite? > Second-if a plebiscite is needed because ULFA is > asking for it, should India not give this luxury of > options to all the downtrodden and more so to states > like Mizoram, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, and all the > 540+erstwhile princely states? > Third-For Assam should it be single choice (India > vs. Independent Assam) or multiple choice questions > (India vs Independent Assam/Dimaraji/Bodoland/and > numerous other lands which will spring up during the > plebiscite like those numerous political parties > which surface during elections). I hope you can give > a answer to this third question to prove that you > have done your homework on this plebiscite issue. > > Regards > Chittaranjan Pathak > > > > > > > > > > > Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with > an Edge to see what's on, when. > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search > http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz> _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! 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