fact that Asssamese people are one of laziest of all in the
country excepting some people from lower Assam.
The only reason I did not take Mridul on on this is because he is
from my neck of the woods :-).
I have beaten up enough of my own.
But if Mridul wants to take it on, I can and would certainly engage
him, or anybody else.
Would you Mridul, like to explain how you came up with your conclusion that
"--that Asssamese people are one of laziest of all in the
country excepting some people from lower Assam.
?. Is it something that you concluded from your close personal
observation, experiences, etc. etc.? I don't like to demand
statistical data, but you are welcome to cite them if you choose to.
And do you consider yourself an Assamese and thus lazy? If not how
did you escape from this Assamese malady?
c-da :-)
At 10:44 AM -0500 5/21/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
> I think this is a challenge to the people of Assam how they face it,
> considering the fact that Asssamese people are one of laziest of all in the
country excepting some people from lower Assam.
Heh! heh! heh! Mridul, you have to be careful here. There are many
netters who are allergic to statements like this. Barua (Rajen Barua)
tried this once or twice and was roundly beaten on the head by some. I
think the word he uses is 'leketa' :-) :-)
I agree with you that this Manch movement in Dibrugarh should also
encourage the unemployed to fill in the gaps left by fleeing B'deshis.
Ultimately, the work that these B'deshis were doing must be done -
pulling rickshaws, maid service, or as a brick layer. If no one is
willing to take up those jobs, then B'deshis or maybe Biharis will
come in again.
This is a similar problem in the US , specially in Texas, Califorinia,
Arizona. People don't want Mexican illegals to come in. But they do,
inspite of all the money and advanced technology the US has, they come
in by the millions.
And why is that possible? The simple reason is Americans are unwilling
( at those low wage rates) to take up jobs that illegals usually do -
in argiculture, mowing the lawn, and a great number in home building.
Home builders build, at a time 300-500 homes, and they can keep the
price of homes reasonable, only because they hire many illegals at low
rates.
On 5/21/05, mridul bhuyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think this is a challenge to the people of Assam how they face it,
considering the fact that Asssamese people are one of laziest of all in the
country excepting some people from lower Assam. I don't see any dearth of
people to fill up these jobs, only if the people are willing. Regarding the
largescale exodus, I don't think anybody is taking law in its own hand.
"Just because they speak the Bengali language, practice a particular
>religious faith, and resemble Bangladeshis, you cannot dub them as
>foreigners," said Chandan Sarkar, a ruling Congress party legislator
>in Assam.
Who are you Mr.Sarkar ? Where do you belong to? Abhayapuri? Really? The less
you reply and less you say is better for you.
Mridul Bhuyan
>From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Assam <assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu>
>Subject: [Assam] Rickshaw pullers, labourers go missing - IANS
>Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 09:27:30 -0500
>
>Rickshaw pullers, labourers go missing in Assam:-
>Guwahati | May 20, 2005 2:43:42 PM IST
>
>
>Guwahati, May 20 : Until just the other day, streets across Assam were
>crowded with cycle rickshaws and there was no dearth of workers for
>construction companies and road contractors.
>
>But today commuters in many Assamese cities and towns are stranded
>with rickshaw pullers doing the vanishing trick, while contractors
>find their regular workforce virtually missing from their sites.
> >
>The sudden disappearance of rickshaw pullers and other workers is a
>direct fallout of the recent controversy in Assam over hounding of
>illegal Bangladeshi migrants from the state.
>
>"Until Wednesday we had up to a hundred workers, but all of sudden we
>find that the entire workforce has simply vanished. We do not know
>where they disappeared," said Mukul Das, a road contractor.
>
>Thousands of Bengali speaking workers were engaged by local
>contractors in brick kilns, road and building construction works. A
>large number also pulled rickshaws.
>
>While some say these workers are illegal Bangladeshi migrants, others
>dismiss such charges.
>
>"Just because they speak the Bengali language, practice a particular
>religious faith, and resemble Bangladeshis, you cannot dub them as
>foreigners," said Chandan Sarkar, a ruling Congress party legislator
>in Assam.
>
>During the past fortnight, thousands of Bengali speaking workers have
>been fleeing several cities after an unidentified group began
>distributing leaflets asking them to leave or face action.
>
>The group has been sending messages through mobile telephones and
>distributing fliers asking locals not to employ "illegal foreigners".
>
>"I have met people who had fled their workplaces out of fear and
>panic. But many of them that I met were genuine Indian citizens that I
>had known since decades," another Congress party leader said.
>
>The issue has taken a political turn with the Assam government
>accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rastriya Swayamsevak
>Sangh (RSS) of trying to foment communal riots in the state.
>
>The issue assumes immense political ramifications in a state where
>minority Muslim votes have always been the deciding factor in any
>state elections. Muslims account for about 30 percent of Assam's 26
>million people.
>
>With assembly elections scheduled for early next year, the Congress
>party is trying its best to keep its traditional Muslim vote bank
>intact by taking a strident posture on the issue.
>
>"We do not want any foreigners in our state, but we cannot allow
>anybody to take law in their hands to detect and deport illegal
>Bangladeshis," Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told IANS.
>
>Assam shares a 272 km border with Bangladesh, a vast stretch remaining
>unfenced with allegations that large-scale infiltration from across
>the border was threatening the region's demographic profile.
>
>Dhaka denies charges of illegal infiltration of their citizens into India.
>
>(IANS)
>
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