******That should pretty much place those who are for Assam's continued servitude in a huge majority and thus pave the way for a plebiscite to put an end to the speculations, wouldn't it?***** *****IF you are for an end to the conflict, and ULFA agrees to abide by the verdict of the people, why do you invent excuses like that to avoid the plebiscite, unless you really do not believe what you profess, that the people don't want sovereignty?**** Mahanta da Just a small query based on your above two statements! You have been saying that plebiscite is a good idea and you claim (I hope I have the usage right this time) that ULFA will also abide by the results. I am not sure whether the plebiscite card being waved here-is it a genuine desire to know peoples mood or a ploy to dub Assam as a disputed territory before the world (as Ram da has indicated now and before)? Let us assume that the Indians grant your wish of UN supervised poll. Now tell us, will you as an Assamese allow another UN supervised poll in the north bank for NDFBs Bodoland? In addition, some mini UN franchised polls in south bank, Barak valley, Hill district to give them an opportunity to decide whether they want to stay subservient to an independent nation ruled by Goswami, Gogoi and Gafoor. Some more micro-polls within the Bodoland for fulfilling the aspirations for Rajbonghis and within Assam for the Aadivasis? Now you might say that I am racing ahead to muddle the situation. But is not the situation precisely going to be like that given what we have seen in last few decades: An Asom Sahita Sabha for greater Assamese society becomes one amongst some 20 ethnic Sahitya Sabhas of Assam. An all-powerful Assamese AASU leads the way for numerous student organizations in the state. Similarly, Bodo/Dimasa/Karbi/Naga secessionists join an independent Asom seeker ULFA for the same piece of land. Now tell me if it is UN sponsored poll for your ULFA then why not more polls for the other mates? And where will it end? Have you not visualized this situation? Or is this UN plebiscite call is not for the actual results but is a strategy to use it as a stepping stone for some more turmoil. If this plebiscite business is a genuine effort on ULFAs part to gauge the mood of people then why do you need to wait for an UN sponsored exercise? Why don't you ask an Assamese organization to conduct the exercise peoples mood? Or Why ULFA along with all the team mates (with whom aligns opportunistically to carry out the cleansing operations) or its over ground supporters do not conduct a scientific poll again assuming earlier poll with 5% yes never happened? Why do you people end up questioning the credibility of Assamese poll-sters? However, surprisingly you mention the organization in all humility will accept the results of a poll supervised UN in coordination with Deshi government. Is not it strange the organization and the supporters dont have faith on the very people whose sovereignty aspirations they claim to espouse? Just to remind you again Mahanta da, the question was: Will you as an Assamese allow another UN supervised poll in the north bank for NDFBs Bodoland, some mini UN franchised polls in south bank, Barak valley, Hill district, some more micro-polls within the Bodoland, Assam, Dimaraji, Nagalim, Kamatapur for the discontented lot within these sovereign territories? Regards Chittaranjan Pathak
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