No matter what the people of Assam, even if its every man, woman and
child demand, it is unlikely the Center is going to waver.
Why such despair, one would ask?
Because...according to Chandan...
More so when a majority of its establishment is beholden to
Indian rule and are satisfied with singing
the praises of desi-demokrasy. The insurgents realized that long ago.
But the majority of the intelligentsia is continuing to
day-dream, because it is not being hurt;
directly and indirectly it reaps the harvest of ma-baap's largesse
raining down from Dilli. Furthermore, the scene becomes more
complicated because Assam's right of self determination raises fears of an
ethnic Assamese dominance among the other ethnics with fewer numbers,
further fanned on by those who would not want to see Assam
self-determination come about no matter what.
Rational conclusion:
...the minority insurgents are good. The
problem is the majority establishment who are singing the praises of deshi
demokresi and majority Assamese intelligentia who are day
dreaming....
One would wonder what qualifier one can
put to these majority groups?
Rajen
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:27
PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Oil India Strikes it
rich in Dibrugarh Dist.
>Looks like you are now
starting to blame the Assamese people to be self centered, coward and what
not. How dare >you!
*** Well, I don't think that is what I said. But since my view point
could very well be biased, why not ask the neutral observers if that is what I
said.
Hello Netters, what do you think?
Am I using fancy footwork to say what Rajen is reading it like? Don't
hesitate to take sides. I am quite used to being told I am wrong. This
is your chance to put i me in my place :-).
At 11:56 AM -0500 6/7/05, Rajen Barua wrote:
the majority of the intelligentsia is
continuing to day-dream, because it is not being hurt; directly and
indirectly it reaps the harvest of ma-baap's largesse raining down from
Dilli. Furthermore, the scene becomes more complicated because Assam's right
of self determination raises fears of an ethnic Assamese dominance among the
other ethnics with fewer numbers, further fanned on by those who would not
want to see Assam self-determination come about no matter what.
Looks like you are now starting to blame the Assamese people to be
self centered, coward and what not. How dare you!
Rajen
----- Original Message -----
From: Chan
Mahanta
To: Rajen
Barua ; Ram Sarangapani ; Assam
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Oil India Strikes it rich in
Dibrugarh Dist.
>But that is still
speaking!!
*** Are not us ALL speaking (talking):-)?
But our talk is being talked by those in Assam too, some of
the loyal ruled and the insurgents alike.
No matter what the people of Assam, even if its every man,
woman and child demand, it is unlikely the Center is going to waver. More
so when a majority of its establishment is beholden to Indian rule and are
satisfied with singing the praises of desi-demokrasy. The insurgents
realized that long ago. But the majority of the intelligentsia is
continuing to day-dream, because it is not being hurt; directly and
indirectly it reaps the harvest of ma-baap's largesse raining down from
Dilli. Furthermore, the scene becomes more complicated because Assam's
right of self determination raises fears of an ethnic Assamese dominance
among the other ethnics with fewer numbers, further fanned on by those who
would not want to see Assam self-determination come about no matter
what.
>Assamese people
would say Hobo Diok---
What would my NRA friends say :-)?
At 11:02 AM -0500 6/7/05, Rajen Barua wrote:
That is why a more reliable system of
selecting able and accountable Assam govt. is one of the most
pressing needs for the people of Assam, something the current Indian
model has failed to deliver on, and cannot in the future, without
fundamental reforms.
On certain day
in June 2005, certain Mr Chandan Mahanta of St Louis spoke very
eloquently and forcefully about the pressing needs to the people of
Assam.
He is of the
opinion that without fundamental reform India cannot
deliver.
But that is still
speaking!!
Assamese people
would say Hobo Diok and would praise Chandan Mahanta for being
such a well wisher for Assam.
Rajen
----- Original Message -----
From: Chan
Mahanta
To: Rajen
Barua ; Ram Sarangapani ;
Assam
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:12
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Oil India Strikes it rich in
Dibrugarh Dist.
At 9:51 AM -0500 6/7/05, Rajen Barua wrote:
Take it easy. You don't need to interprtet that way. If you
don't believe the Rs 1061 crores figure, why don't you come up
witth your economics and enlighten the kharhwas? If f you believe,
then you should agree with me. Which one it is? Please don't talk on
air.
Rajen
*** I don't believe any of these statistics. There is no
history of reliable numbers coming out either in govt. handouts, or in
private company notifications, or news-paper reporters' dispatchers or
Assam netters' speculations.
But one has to believe in something, to be able to
deliberate on issues, right?
I would agree, but it has to be something that is beyond
reproach.
In this case, that has to be the fact that OIL is
pumping oil. That it is in business making a profit ( a private
company cannot stay in business if it is not making a profit, unless
it is a desi one, surreptitiously subsidized by the citizenry), that
it has discovered new sources of oil and that it pays Assam little,
while it makes its profit selling its processed goods at international
rates.
There is something grossly unfair about it as far as the
owners of these natural resources, the people of Assam, that OIL or
ONGC get, almost for free.
That is one of the many grievances many people of
Assam have been fighting against the Center for decades now,
without any satisfaction.
Now, just because the establishment of Assam does not make
waves about it , does not mean ALL people of Assam acquiesce to it.
The proof is the insurgency, which arose due to the short shrift
given to the people of Assam by its colonial master, the Center, after
its own reps. let it down.
That is why a more reliable system of selecting able
and accountable Assam govt. is one of the most pressing needs
for the people of Assam, something the current Indian model has failed
to deliver on, and cannot in the future, without fundamental
reforms.
----- Original Message -----
From: Chan Mahanta
To: Rajen
Barua ; Ram Sarangapani
; Assam
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 9:25
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Oil India Strikes it rich
in Dibrugarh Dist.
> This
also shows that owning OIL by Assam may not be that fun after all,
and should be a lesson >to the freedom fighters of Assam. There
may not be much gold in the golden pot.
*** That is serious. Maybe OIL is there for charity to
Assam, employing all those lazy people at exorbitant salaries. The
Assamese ought to be warned not to rock the boat, asking for more
royalty et. OIL may leave and Assam will be left holding the empty
wells, and paying them outsiders to close the wells
down.
Yep, those freedom fighters need to screw their heads
on right.
:-) :-) :-)
But seriously something seems to be missing in the
reasoning here, isn't it?
At 8:37 AM -0500 6/7/05, Rajen Barua wrote:
>their profit has zoomed up to Rs 1061 crores in the
last
> financial
year.
This is
where we need to know the reality of the economics of situation.
Frankly speaking this Rs. 1061 crores profit will be only around
5% of total annual oil production revenue of OIL (according
to my one estimate and based on present world oil price).
This also means that OIL will be incurring a loss if it were to
pay the royalty to Assam. This also shows that owning OIL by
Assam may not be that fun after all, and should be a lesson to
the freedom fighters of Assam. There may not be much gold in the
golden pot. But there again one need to know how
OIL is calculating their profit which may be
tricky. Anyhow, I think Assam will be better off
just playing dumb and claiming 12.5% royalty which will be
around Rs 4000 crores according to one estimate I made earlier.
At least that will start the debate and discussion for
decentralization. The point is to do something. At present Assam
is just sitting Hobo Diok..
RajenBarua
----- Original Message
-----
From: "Ram Sarangapani"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Assam" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005
6:17 PM
Subject: [Assam] Oil India
Strikes it rich in Dibrugarh Dist.
> This is good news
indeed, and the fact that OIL is going for its first
IPO.
>
> -----------------
>
> OIL
strikes it rich in three structures in Assam
> Guwahati,
Jun 06 (UNI) Oil India Limited (OIL) has struck crude
>
petroleum in the three new structures in Dibrugarh district of
Upper
> Assam even as their profit has zoomed up to Rs
1061 crores in the last
> financial
year.
>
> According to
the director's report, the OIL has struck oil in the
>
three new structures on North Tini Ali, West Zaloni and
Samdang-3.
>
> The company is upbeat with the new
discoveries as they are preparing
> for the first Initial
Public Offering (IPO).
>
> The OIL India sources,
however, confirmed that they were keeping their
> finger
crossed about the result of the latest round of the New
>
Exploratory Licensing Policy (NELP) bidding for getting license
for
> exploration of the new block.
>
> The
ONGC, Reliance and Videocon are pupshing ahead for license in
new
> prospective blocks of Upper Assam.
>
>
The source informed that new discoveries would go a long way to
double
> the gas and crude production in the next five
years through initiative
> like breakthrough performance
under taken by the company for
> organisational
transformation.
>
> In fact the director's report
said the profit after tax was Rs 1061
> crores as the oil
and gas products had registered a seven per cent
> growth
in the last financial year ending March 2005.
>
>
Increased production of crude oil and natural gas coupled with
increse
> in price resulted in company recording the
highest ever total income
> of Rs 4097 crores.
>
--From Deepikaglobal.com
>
>
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