C'da, > I am ashamed that you are attempting to deflect > attention away from the party that is ultimately the >real culprit here the people of Assam.
Heh!heh! I think you are trying to 'leng maaro' me somehow -:) Why this sudden change of heart - you blaming the people instead of the GOI? But people can be guilty of being mute and not voicing their opinions in a unifed manner. A democracy requires people to participate, they cannot remain on the sidelines on issues that matter. But that analyses is far different from blaming the GOI if earthquakes were to hit Assam, lightning were to strike Dispur or the other usual stuff we keep hearing on the net. If the GOI/Assam Govt. need to be blamed or praised they ought to be. Just taking Assam Govt. - Blame (some portion) for illegal immigration. Kudos: For taking a huge step in providing health insurance for the people. We don't expect the GOI or the Assam Govt. to be 100% correct (all the time). If they err, it is ultimately left to the responsible citizen who should bring it up. >And I give you guys full credit for opening my eyes. C'da - you are always been wide awake, its just that sometimes you have to remove those rose-colored glasses to get a clearer picture -:) -:) --Ram > In a democracy, it is the people's representative. > So the governments, central, state, local -- all --- >are the people themselves. True, but in a democracy the Govt. can be called to the mat if they don't perform well. Isn't that the essence? I was trying to be fair & balanced (as usual :-)) to spread the blame around where they belonged. --- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ram: > > > I think you got it all backwards. > > > Allow me to help you see things in their right > perspectives: > > > You have to start at the very root of things to > understand this issue. > What is the government, who is it? > > In a democracy, it is the people's representative. > So the governments, > central, state, local -- all --- are the people > themselves. > > When you hold GoI with the prime responsibility for > protecting > the borders, you are playing with words. So > is your blaming the state > government as the next big culprit, and political > parties too. They > are all made up of the people, not some > alien life forms or Pakistanis. > > I am ashamed that you are attempting to deflect > attention away from > the party that is ultimately the real culprit here > -- the people of > Assam. > > The only other defaulters that can be squarely > blamed, without > any qualifier or equivocation are the 'terrorists' > who operate from > enemy territory, in the process helping B'deshis > flood the NE. > > It is about time we, the smart folks, called a > spade a spade. > > And I give you guys full credit for opening my eyes. > > c-da > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 6:32 PM -0800 1/2/05, ram Sarangapani wrote: > >C'da, > > > >Tough questions. I will try and answer to the best > of > >my abilities. BTW: I had to do some 'research', and > I > >did find some articles and my response is based to > a > >large extent on these. Most of the articles I came > >across suggest that the IMTD Act was unfair and > leaned > >toward the illegals, and is politically bent. > > > >Though the main culprit is the GOI in this case, my > >question is : How could they have slipped this by > the > >Assam Govt., the people of Assam etc? > > > >>1: WHO are the parties? > > > >In my judgement, the major players here are: > >The Central Govt, Assam Govt, the various political > >parties in Assam, the media. To some extent the > >Supreme Court of India for not not clearly defining > >the IMTD Act and 'dispensing' justice (no pun > here). > >But the people of Assam do have some power. They > can > >organize and oppose the unfairness of the Act. > Student > >Unions and some political parties have done this, > but > >UNLESS the masses support this, the political > parties > >won't care. > > > >The insurgents too have not cared. At one time we > >thought one of their goals was to get rid of > illegals > >from Assam. Alas, thats where they found refuge it > >seems. They haven't done the Assamese any favors. > > > >> 2: What are their roles and responsibilities ? > >The MAJOR responsibility lies with the GOI. It is > the > >solemn duty of the GOI to protect its territory > from > >being swamped. Next comes the State Govt. It seems > >they have acquiessed. > > > >Some political parties (AGP)filed a lawsuit against > >the ACt. The present State Govt. has done an about > >face. > > > >The student unions, the media, regional pol. > parties > >with the support of the people can keep the issue > in > >the forefront so that Delhi does pay attention. > >It seems the PMO has dropped the ball here too, by > >not understanding the issues completely. This where > we > >need someone like Dr. Goswami to bring the issue to > >the attention of the PMO. > >> 3: Responsibilities could not be assigned > without > >> either authority or resources. > > > >Fair enough. As I said the Responsibility and > >Authority lies with 2 parties: The GOI and Assam > Govt. > > > >This does not mean that the masses will just keep > mum > >till the Center/Assam Govt. does something. They > too > >have a role by making this a grassroots issue. > > > >--Ram > > > >BTW: Here is an excerpt from the Indian Express (an > >article by Prakash Singh, DGP Assam on the problem > > > >(for complete article: > >http://www.indianexpress.com/print.php?content_id=58865) > > > >The historical background of the Act needs to be > >understood. The All Assam Students� Union and the > All > >Assam Gana Sangram Parishad spearheaded an > agitation > >from 1979 to 1985 in Assam against the large-scale > >influx of foreigners in the State. The Assamese > were > >apprehensive that they would be overwhelmed by the > sea > >of humanity from across the international borders. > >Rajiv Gandhi�s initiative led to the signing of the > >Assam Accord on August 15, 1985, whereby it was > agreed > >that for purposes of detection of foreigners, > January > >1, 1966 shall be the base date and year, that those > >who came to Assam on or after that date and up to > >March 24, 1971 shall be detected and their names > >deleted from the electoral rolls, and that those > who > >came on or after March 25 shall be detected and > >expelled. The non-implementation of vital clauses > of > >the Accord is a sore point with the Assamese. The > IMDT > >Act was enacted to detect and deport foreigners. It > >proved quite ineffective because the provisions are > >heavily tilted in favour of the illegal immigrants: > > > >� Every application made against any person is to > be > >accompanied by affidavits sworn by not less than > two > >persons residing within the jurisdiction of the > same > >police station; > > > >� The application shall be accompanied by the > >prescribed fee; > > > >� Onus of proof shall lie with complainant. > > > > > >____ > > > >to > >> understand > >> >> how > >> >> > one can only squarely blame the GOI for > every > >> >> problem > >> >> > in Assam/NE? > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Send a seasonal email greeting and help others. 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