Not quite yet.Unless one does not stop giving harangue,the war will continue in full swing.After all,why should we take things lying down:-) Kamal.
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Dilip Deka <dilipd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Dear Kamal, > So, do we have a level playing field or do we need to level it some more? > I get lost when it comes to levelling the fields. > Dilipda > > > > > ________________________________ > From: kamal deka <kjit.d...@gmail.com> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world > <assam@assamnet.org> > Sent: Wed, August 18, 2010 7:06:45 PM > Subject: Re: [Assam] Bangladeshis -the flip side of the story > >>>> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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
