Pradip Kumar Dutta is very fast in spreading canard.
The incident was a highly localised one. Only around Beltola tiniali to Dispur.
Curfew was declared only on that stretch not on the city. In fact only one
death has been announced, and that too in the hospital, so far. The clashes did
not spread to Khanapara area as stated. My elder brother who stays behind GNRC,
and my elder sister who stays on the road behind the MLA hostel did not feel
any thing at all though the happenings took place within a km of their
residence.
The whole thing is very very unfortunate. I am sure the AASA leaders never
thought it would go out of hand.
Also there has been maturity on part of the AASA leaders that they have not
talked about retaliation. Though the Telegraph sys that there would be a 36 hr
Assam bandh on Monday, no other paper says so.
It is no use blowing things out of proportion or indulge in blame game. The
spark has to be nipped in the bud. I am aware of many people who got injured
trying to prevent some people whose shops were vanadlised becoming vey violent
and bent on retaliation.
Everyone should reach out with balms of love and our century old tradition.
At our Institute, TCS was having interviews and till 2.00 pm we were not aware
of anything till there was a message from TCS Calcutta office asking the TCS
personnel to come back to Calcutta immediately because of riots in Guwahati. As
such they were catching the 4.30 flight from Guwahati and their interview had
finifhsed so they went to the airport by 2.15 pm. Then we found that the
national networks of the tv chnnels were cooking up stories sitting on their
studios and playing on the visuals being sent from Guwahati.
As an Guwahatian I am more angry at the media than ashamed of what has happened
here.
Shantikam Hazarika
Director,
Assam Institute of Management
PO Box 30, GUWAHATI 781001, India
HOME PAGE: www.aimguwahati.edu.in
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Group clash in the Guwahati city: 12 killed, curfew in city
By Editor on 24 November, 2007 14:43:00
A string of group clash that leaves twelve people dead, as many as one hundred
people injured has forced the authority to clamp curfew in the city on
Saturday. The condition of thirty is reported to be critical.The violence began
as soon as the Advasi people in large numbers were holding a rally demanding
Scheduled Tribe status for the community.The Adivasi protesters damaged as many
as 150 vehicles while these were plying in the Beltola areas. Moreover, some of
them vandalized some shops and markets in the area.The angry people in general
retaliated by attack and the clash left 5 people to death.The city police
sprung into action and dispersed the Adivasi people from the protest rally
site. But another group further proceeded to the Khanapara areas and then to
Ganeshguri areas to stop the city buses. The public in general got angry with
these Adivasi students leaders and retaliated with attack. As many as ten
Adivasi students have fallen injured. The injured people have been rushed to
the hospital. The entire Beltola area has come under curfew from 12 noon. The
over all situation has yet to be quelled.
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