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Dear Netters
I find it is hardly necessary to respond to Chandan's observations
point by point. Yes, DNB has not worked out how to fix the problem/s. Acccording
to my understanding he is making an effort to generate awareness
among the people so that everyone of us does his or her civic duties
and carry out the responsibilities entrusted upon us and above all, abide by the
law in doing so. Perhaps such an appeal is late in the day, but better late
than never.
I don't think he advocates an armed struggle to achieve the desired
goal. He clearly wants a peaceful revolution within the law. If my reading is
incorrect, perhaps we may democratically decide the issue by asking DNB for a
clarification. Alternatively, let's have a poll among ourselves, as what matters
is whether independent of the author's own views, the impression we get from a
reading of the piece is ambivalent.
It is correct that our democracy has not functioned the way it should. But
Chandan himself agrees that parliamentary democracy has within itself
built-in mechanism to correct itself. The other day I heard somebody saying
that we criticise our parliamentarians vehemently but have the people ever
recalled a single one of them? They do change though at the end of their
tenure. I think it was Rabindranath Tagore who said that the person who
gives bribe is equally guilty as the taker of it. The unholy alliance
between the constituency and the politician has to break.
What is a society? Who are the people? It is you and me. Whether it be an
ULFA leader or Congress/BJP leader, they will have to work with the same public
and the same bureacracy. Are the ULFA or for that any other insurgency leaders
that great, dynamic, honest capable of leading the country to peace and
prosperity? Perhaps they can but we do not have any evidence of it. Personally I
believe in the powers and possibilities of a soveregin country provided it has
the right leadership. Some of the little countries have prospered beyond our
dream. At the same time an armed struggle against the Government of India to
achieve social and economic salvation would be unwise as it will bring in more
death and destruction.
Bhuban
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