>>> I haven't heard of any mass murder, crimes by Assamese towards the tribal people. The writer seems to harbour a guilty feeling. Can't comment on his or his forefathers' deeds<<<
There were at least16 or 17 MLAs elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly FROM THE UNRESERVED CONSTITUENCIES AND ALL OF THEM BELONGED TO THE SCHEDULED TRIBES ( PLAINS).To name a few,Khana Kanta Boro,Padmalochan Boro,Purna Boro,Dambarudhar Brahma,Ganash Boro,Thaneswar Boro,Durga Das Boro,Tejendra Narzary,Kalendra Basumatary,Mohini Basumatary,Kalendra Basumatary,Derhgra Mushahary et al. Therefore,it shows that the members of the Schedules Tribes took active part in the process of decision making on the floor of the house. The legislature is a forum where the elected members ventilate the grievances of the people of the constituencies and they have opportunities to expose the inadequacies/shortcomings of the administration.The members have an opportunity to shape and finalise the policies of the Government. NOW THE QUESTION IS TO WHAT EXTENT THEY HAD PLAYED THE ROLE TOWARDS SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEMS WITH HONESTY,SINCERITY AND EFFECTIVELY. KJD On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Jyotirmoy Sharma <jyotirmoy.sha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not buying it.. Khasi,Garos, Nagas, Mizos never called them Assamese to > begin with. They had their own unique culture, religion and norms. > > "If that is so, what happened to the original people of those Mahabharat > times ? > Well, we relegated them to the backgroud, so much so that they are now > classed as ST and are fighting for survival" - I am not suffering from a > guilty conscience for something I haven't done. On a similar note, the > current generation of Australians cannot be held accountable for what their > great grandfathers did to the Aboriginals. I haven't heard of any mass > murder, crimes by Assamese towards the tribal people. The writer seems to > harbour a guilty feeling. Can't comment on his or his forefathers' deeds. > BTW, an ST is by choice, not forced as claimed by the author. You would be a > fool to want be be classed in the general category while you can enjoy the > benefits of a ST. Aren't the Bodos of in Karbi Anglong demanding an ST > status too ... Who forced them? > The writer should ask a Khasi in Shillong if he wants to be classed in a > general catergory, being so advanced in education, lifestyle compared to the > tribals of Jharkhand, Andhra etc. I would like to know if they would ever > want to come out of the "ST" tag FORCED on them as claimed. > > "... a few people from Bangladesh " ... that's something new. Not only > Assam, but our neighbours are also complaining. Bloody liars they must be. > A nation is bound by timelines. Once a state, country is formed there are > rules to abide by as far as migration, settlement is concerned. Uncontrolled > migration cannot be accepted. > > The people of Mahabharat times - if the author is referring to the tribal > population of Assam( and NE ), they would also be tracing their roots > somewhere else if the timeline is moved back. > JS > _______________________________________________ > 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
