With all due respect, Hazarika, the incident Did happen. While we are thankful
to the Almighty that nothing happened to your part of the city, it was a safety
issue for many. In fact, one of my friends' brother's car was broken and
(burnt?) into pieces.
While I understand everybody is entitled to her opinion and also that I am not
upto the level to teach or preach anyone, but to me, Mr. Dutta (and also was
Umesh Sharma) was sort of like a messenger who regularly forwards newspaper
clippings to this list, rather than being someone who spreaded canard.
Regards,
- Alpana
“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble
like a blade of grass”
- Lakshmana
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+0530Subject: [Assam] Mischief afoot
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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[EMAIL PROTECTED]: [Assam] Group clash in the Guwahati city: 12 killed, curfew
in city
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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