Bhuban da, >So far as the ULFA leaders are concerned, will they >be accorded the same protection? By their own >admission the leaders have committed crime; should >they not be afraid lest they might be arrested and >prosecuted at some stage? Perhaps knowledgeable >netters would enlighten me in this respect.
Normally, countries stand by their agreements in these matters and are expected to do so. So far, I think, the Indian Govt. has kept its side of the bargain by not arresting or prosecuting them, and have given them full protection in that respect. I am sure if ULFA & the GOI were to meet, such things would be agreed upon before-hand. Further, if India did go back on such promises, it would definitely not be to their advantage, as that would send the wrong message to other groups that may want to have discussions with the Govt in the future. As a policy matter, it would not be good. -- Ram --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > SOVEREIGNTY > While the discussion on the issue of sovereignty is > going on, it seems > things are happening. The two NSCN(I-M) leaders were > welcomed by Prime Minister Dr > Manmohan Singh and other high-ups in New Delhi. The > ULFA ‘chairman’ and > perhaps others too are on the Government of > India’s list of invitees to hold > parleys on peace. Does Government of India’s > invitation mean an universal > amnesty? The leadership of all these insurgency > outfits are linked with heinous > crimes like murder, kidnapping, extortions etc. Of > course a large number of > rebels who surrendered have already been offered > amnesty by rehabilitating them > in the society in some way. The two elderly Naga > leaders are obviously > enjoying official protection from possible dangers. > So far as the ULFA leaders are > concerned, will they be accorded the same > protection? By their own admission > the leaders have committed crime; should they not > be afraid lest they might > be arrested and prosecuted at some stage? Perhaps > knowledgeable netters would > enlighten me in this respect. > As I am brooding over this matter of insurgency, I > cannot help thinking that > so far the Government of India’s handling of > the insurgency issue has > been largely successful. It is clear the Nagas or > the ULFA rebels failed to get > any help from foreign governments and they have > been consistently driven out > from their jungle hide-outs with or without outside > collaboration except > perhaps some connection with rebel groups of other > foreign powers. . The Nagaland > Council of Ministers are also leaders of the State > of Nagaland. After so > many years of peaceful and democratic government, > it is not likely that they > will hand over their power to the insurgent groups > without struggle. Then there > are the leaders of the remaining insurgency outfits > to reckon with. In these > circumstances Government of India might have decided > that the original > demand for cessation and sovereignty has lost > momentum. They just wait and see > while exerting every effort to aintain law and > order. > I have had no occasion to read ULFA’s manifesto. > Normally it should have > been in the hands of every Assamese wherever he or > she happens to reside. For > that matter at the moment I do not have a copy of > even the Constitution of > India; nor do I have a year book of India which are > basic books of reference > especially for an aged man like me whose memory for > facts and figures is anything > but reliable. Yet I want so much to share my ideas > with netters. > I’m writing in the context of the piece which > appeared in the Sentinel of 7 > December’04 under two parallel headings: > ‘Colonial Indians’ trying to get > international publicity through paid agents, > hencemen:Rajkhowa Yandaboo Treaty > not a ground logic, yet has significnce:ULFA > He aimed a fling at the historians and intellectuals > for not supporting him > adequately in black and white, and also for not > voicing their protest at > Nagaland’greed for Assam’s territory. So far as > the first contention is > concerned, Rajkhowa himself admits that it was not a > strong argument. As regards the > second point, I agree that we should nip at the bud > when such a proposal is > moved i e grasping more Assam land. The Nagas have > not behaved very wisely in > relation to the State boundaries, especially in the > treatment of their > neighbours. But this issue requires separate > treatment. > Rajkhowa realizes that his movement- and the logic > of it - is based on mass > support than on anything else and what he has not > realized is that the ULFA > had lost it. He appears to be a forlorn man and the > spectre of a paper tiger. > > Bhuban Baruah > Torreviaje, Spain > > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! 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