>>> I would hate to have to call Tilok Daktor for emergency duty :-) <<<
I really enjoy your remarkable sense of humour.I really do. Here you go--I have given Tilak Daktor carte blanche to manage my emergency medical needs:-) KJD On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmaha...@gmail.com> wrote: > O'-K, > > > On Aug 13, 2010, at 1:35 PM, kamal deka wrote: > >> Let's take the ' bottom line to the logical conclusion. >> We will have >> Dekaland,Kalitaland,Bodoland,Rabhaland,Tiwaland,Dimasaland,Misingland,Islamistan---ad >> infinitum. >> Now,we have created another 'bottom line'---WHERE WILL 'ULFALAND' FIT >> IN THEIR MIDST. >> CONFUSION WORSE CONFOUNDED!!! > > > **** You know, you are really pushing pedal to the metal on your > imaginations. If you keep that up > you might get airborne if not fall off the deep end. I would hate to have to > call Tilok Daktor for emergency > duty :-). > > So-K > > > > > > > > > > > > >> KJD >> >> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:25 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmaha...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> The bottom line is: >>> >>> >>>> DO WE REALLY NEED ANY OTHER DEFINITION OF AUTONOMY? A PERFECT EXAMPLE >>>> OF A COUNTRY WITHIN A COUNTRY!!!! >>> >>> >>> *** The 'country' does not exist. It is a figment of idle imaginations. If >>> it did, it wouldn't be in the shambles it is. >>> So the question of a country within a country does not arise. >>> >>> >>> *** The second thing is that who are we to dictate what the Nagas want or >>> what the Kashmiris want or what Bodos want. >>> Only the incurably pretentious would want to tell them what they should be >>> happy with. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Aug 12, 2010, at 7:24 PM, kamal deka wrote: >>> >>>> Take a look at the' Naga- Indian' imbroglio.Article 371A ( the >>>> Constitution was amended to accommodate that) provides various >>>> safeguards for Nagaland.These include a provision whereby no Act of >>>> Parliament in respect of the religious or social practices of >>>> Nagas,Naga customary law and procedure,administration of civil and >>>> criminal justice involving decisions according to Naga customary law >>>> and ownership and transfer of land shall apply to the state.IS THERE >>>> ANY REASON,AFTER PROCURING ALL OF THE ABOVE( READ AUTONOMY),WHY NAGA >>>> IDENTITY OR CULTURE OR OTHER NAGA INTERESTS SHOULD BE INJURED OR >>>> ERODED ? >>>> And yet,NSCN proclaimed its motto to be "NAGALAND FOR CHRIST".The NSCN >>>> manifesto exclaims that Nagas are " DIFFERENT FROM OTHER INDIANS >>>> BECAUSE THEY ARE CHRISTIANS and they could lose their identity " in an >>>> ocean of Hindus and other non-christians in India,completely >>>> sidestepping the fact that India is a secular state in which freedom >>>> of worship is guaranteed by the Constitution.An valid arguement can be >>>> made by citing the fact that for every Christian in Nagaland,there are >>>> almost 20 elsewhere in the country.The MAR THOMAS CHURCH OF KERALA IS >>>> ONE OF THE VERY OLDEST ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IT HAS FLOURISHED FOR >>>> 1940 YEARS BECAUSE OF THE TOLERANCE AND RESPECT SHOWN BY THE PEOPLE >>>> BELONGING TO OTHER FAITHS.AND IF ASSURANCE WERE NEEDED,THIS IS TO BE >>>> FOUND IN THE INCREASE IN NAGALAND'S OWN CHRISTIAN POPULATION SINCE >>>> 1947. >>>> >>>> Now take a look at the custom-made Article 370 which mandates that >>>> the applicability of every law of the Indian Parliament to J&K >>>> requires i. consultation with the J&K government if the subject matter >>>> of the law pertains to defence or external affairs or communications, >>>> and ii. concurrence of the J&K government if the law pertains to >>>> subjects other than defence or external affairs or communications. No >>>> other state in India has such privilege. That is why the Indian Penal >>>> Code, the Prevention of Corruption Act and rules framed for the >>>> Central Bureau of Investigation are among the several Parliamentary >>>> enactments which are simply not in vogue in J&K. >>>> >>>> As bad as that, if not worse, is the fact that many provisions of the >>>> Constitution of India are either i. simply not applicable to J&K state >>>> or ii. are applicable to J&K only in a modified form or iii. subsumed >>>> by the provisions of the J&K constitution. >>>> >>>> Further, as in the case a Parliamentary law, application to J&K of a >>>> provision of the Indian Constitution requires consultation/consent of >>>> the J&K government depending upon the subject of the constitutional >>>> provision. Again, no other state in India has such a privilege of >>>> saying 'Yes' or 'No' to a constitutional measure. >>>> >>>> J&K is the only state in India -- >>>> Where a distinction has been permitted to be made between state >>>> citizens (designated as 'permanent residents') and other Indian >>>> citizens (who are not 'permanent residents') and where -- contrary to >>>> the principles of equality before the law (Article 14), prohibition of >>>> discrimination on the ground of place of birth (Article 15) and >>>> equality of opportunity in public employment (Article 16), -- laws are >>>> permissible to confer special rights and privileges on 'permanent >>>> residents' with respect to employment under the state government, >>>> acquisition of immovable property in the state, settlement in the >>>> state and right to scholarships as well as other state government aid >>>> >>>> Ø whose area, boundaries and name cannot be altered without the >>>> consent of the state government >>>> >>>> Ø whose legislative assembly has a tenure of six years >>>> >>>> Ø where no amendment of the Indian constitution shall have effect >>>> without consulting/securing concurrence of the state government even >>>> in regard to disposition of the state through a treaty with another >>>> country >>>> >>>> Ø whose government's request or concurrence is needed for Delhi >>>> to declare emergency for reasons only of internal disturbance in the >>>> state (Article 352) >>>> >>>> Ø where emergency declared under Article 356 can become >>>> applicable without suspending the machinery of the state constitution >>>> >>>> Ø where fiscal emergency cannot be declared (Article 360) >>>> >>>> Ø where provisions for the Anglo-Indian community and minorities >>>> do not apply. >>>> >>>> DO WE REALLY NEED ANY OTHER DEFINITION OF AUTONOMY? A PERFECT EXAMPLE >>>> OF A COUNTRY WITHIN A COUNTRY!!!! >>>> >>>> KJD >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Ram Sarangapani <assa...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> The PM recently made a remark about being open to discussing the issue of >>>>> autonomy for Jammu & Kashmir (within the ambit of the Constitution). >>>>> >>>>> Maybe someone knows, but what exactly is the meaning of 'autonomy' as held >>>>> by the PM? By the time politicos & spin masters get through with it, >>>>> the meaning of autonomy will look nothing like what the dictionary says. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This from the TOI >>>>> >>>>> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Manmohans-autonomy-remark-wont-help-solve-Kashmir-problem-Pak/articleshow/6299668.cms >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> assam mailing list >>>>> assam@assamnet.org >>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> assam mailing list >>>> assam@assamnet.org >>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> assam mailing list >>> assam@assamnet.org >>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> assam@assamnet.org >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
