Barua Saheb
As your offer to become a benevolent dictator of Assam has fallen on deaf
years, while empathizing with you, I find several loopholes in your
candidature. I feel I must point these out for your benefit on
time. To be forewarned is to the forearmed.
[I will give fare justice and accountability.]
The mere promise does not hold any water. Every politician does it. Both
USA and UK have professional people to do this job for you. Utilise
them.
[I will not allow any bandh or hartal.]
Unnecessary commitments. Bandhs and hartals are as good as public
holidays. Why become unpopular even before assuming office?
[I will put a fence in Bangladesh border]
Now you're beginning to talk sense. Good fence makes good neighbours.
[I will revive the old Ahom punishment system as well as the khel
system]
The Indian Penal Code has not been criticised even by the sternest
critics of the Raj. The khel system is essentially a job description which
already exists for all of us. Big corporations are always in the look out for
better and better names for their functioneries. Why do you want to expend
your valuable resources in these futile exercises?
[My salary will be humble $s 3000 crores annually]
No! No! No!. You don't draw a salary at all. It'll be an honorary
job. You live in a palace (called a hut), travel in chauffer-driven Rolls
Royces, etc etc which all come with the position.
A salary, whatever the figure, always means some limitation and liability
to pay heavy income-tax on larger incomes. As far as I can remember, the
President of India and the Governors of States are exempt from paying
income-tax.
[I will earn the title of Sworgodew]
The Assamese language journalists already call Tarun Gogoi so. The
man has suffered enough; do not give him another cause for worry. You do
excellent research on various aspects of language. Find something still better
from ancient Indian history.
[Against that I will give free education to all. Build all roads and
bridges.]
Of course. Nothing to fault with these priorities.
[Scholarship to study abroad:means Delhi and Pune]
No need as it appears Assamese parents can well afford it.
[....5% of oil royalty....]
I know you know a lot of about oil and royalty. The question of
royalty is no longer relevant with your sole ownership of all
oilfields in Assam. BTW, royalty finds a couple of mentions elsewhere in
the net. I suppose a good discussion on it will follow in no time.
Regards
Bhuban Baruah
Spain
