C'da, > So what did you think of the lightweight general's interview?
Don't know much about the Gov'nr. But this much I have read - that he was upfront on the illegal immigration issue while the CM wasn't. Well, as I said before, the general is no diplomat or even a politcian. Threats & bravados don't solve problems, they just make them worse. > sounds like a truly desi-democratic way of doing business, don't you think? You are jumping the gun here. The Governor in an Indian state has no power (unless the state in under president's rule.). So what he says has no bearing on policy decisions at the State or the Center. > My curiosity, however, is on this:> > >all negotiations should be made on the terms ofthe Government, > > What does that mean? I can only guess (and I may be wrong). I think what the Governor is saying is that he would never discuss with ULFA. If they did come to the table, it would on the Government's terms only. Boils down to, he would not negotiate with insurgents or terrorists. This kind of thought process is nothing new: Israel, the US. the UK -none of them negotiate when pushed, and never when threatened. The Governor is just a figure head, so democracy is still intact. No worries there. > *** Xailakh George Patton here ! Tsk, tsk--only if THEY would have > let him finish the job! True, the governor does seems to be a loose cannon of sorts, but aren't you elated he is not the Prime Minister instead of Dr. Singh? :-). At the moment he is just a harmless snake. --Ram On 6/16/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > O Ram: > > So what did you think of the lightweight general's interview? > > >Btw: we can't call him a 'ruler', after all its not Pakistan > >wheremilitary >generals are rulers and presidents. > > *** That is a very perceptive observation. > > My curiosity, however, is on this: > > >all negotiations should be made on the terms ofthe Government, > > What does that mean? > > *** Also , > > I have placedbefore the Government an action plan which cannot be > >disclosed >rightnow, but if implemented, it will help in controlling > >flood to a >greatextent. The President has praised my plan and has > >assured that it willbe >implemented. > > sounds like a truly desi-democratic way of doing business, don't you think? > > > I had broken the backbone of the ULFA when I was the head ofthe > >Eastern >Command in Tezpur. I dealt with it with a heavy handduring > >Operation Bajrang >and Operation Rhino in Assam. I had knockedoff > >ULFA in three months and had I >been allowed to continue, I > >wouldhave wiped it out. > > *** Xailakh George Patton here ! Tsk, tsk--only if THEY would have > let him finish the job! > > > c-da > > > > > At 3:09 PM -0500 6/16/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > >I would have wiped out ULFA: Singh > >Our New Delhi Correspondent met Assam Governor Lt. Gen. (retd.) > >AjaySingh on Thursday. Excerpts from their tete-a-tete: > >The Sentinel (ST): In the Governor's conference you dealt with > >threemajor topics - National Security, Development and Flood. You > >werepraised by the President for your initiatives on flood control > >andyour action plan was accepted. > >Ajay Singh (AS): Flood is a problem that needs great attention. It > >hasbeen wreaking havoc in Assam since time immemorial. I have > >placedbefore the Government an action plan which cannot be disclosed > >rightnow, but if implemented, it will help in controlling flood to a > >greatextent. The President has praised my plan and has assured that > >it willbe implemented. > >ST: What developments have taken place in Assam during your tenure > >sofar as its Governor? > >AS: Lots of development has taken place during the last few years. > >Theviolence that has been taking place in Assam for the last 10-15 > >yearsis due to backwardness of the State. But the scenario is > >changing now.The peace process between the Centre and the ULFA has > >been initiated.Hopefully, the outfit will shun violence and return > >to the mainstream.This is very much needed for the development of > >the State. About 10years back you could not see people on the street > >after 9 p.m. Butnow, you can see the changes yourself. The > >conditions of the roadshave improved; but the railway links need > >more improvement. More airconnectivity is also needed as Guwahati is > >considered as the gatewayto the entire north-east. > >TS: There are reports that Majuli is on the verge of extinction. > >Whatis the Centre doing about it? > >AS: The Centre has granted more than Rs 80 crore which will > >bereleased in two instalments for conservation of Majuli. We are > >tryingto change the course of the mighty Brahmaputra so that this > >beautifulisland can be saved. We are taking things seriously about > >all theother flood-affected areas. > >TS: Do you support the peace process that has been initiated > >betweenthe Centre and the ULFA? > >AS: I totally support and welcome the peace process. The simple > >peopleof Assam are tired of violence and bloodshed. However, I do > >notsupport the precondition for talks by the outfit. Whenever you go > >forany negotiation, three things should be kept in mind : One, > >identifyits genuineness; two, all negotiations should be made on the > >terms ofthe Government, not militants; and three, make sure that the > >militantgroup is not using the time in between to regroup while > >expressing itsdesire for talks. Such a thing had happened in the > >past with theNSCN(IM). > >This applies not only to ULFA but to all the militant outfits in > >thecountry. I had broken the backbone of the ULFA when I was the > >head ofthe Eastern Command in Tezpur. I dealt with it with a heavy > >handduring Operation Bajrang and Operation Rhino in Assam. I had > >knockedoff ULFA in three months and had I been allowed to continue, > >I wouldhave wiped it out. > >TS: What about the infiltration problem? Former Governor > >HisExcellency Lt. Gen. SK Sinha had said that the problem is a > >graveissue. He even suggested many multiple programmes like border > >fencing,river patrolling and sealing of the river boundary with > >Bangladesh.What are your views regarding it? > >AS: The infiltration problem is indeed a grave issue. There is a > >longand porous boundary with Bangladesh. We are working on the > >borderfencing project. The problem is that no fencing can be done > >within 150metres on both sides of the border. Moreover, many > >villages are inthis vicinity of the border. So, we are working to > >solve the problemthrough bilateral talks with the Bangladesh > >government. > >TS: What is the present status of the National Register which had > >beenlaunched in 13 States by the then NDA Government? > >AS: Work is going on. The process is on for issuing multiple > >identitycards to all the citizens of India. > >TS: Do you think that will reduce the problem of infiltration? > >AS: It will definitely help in reducing the problem of > >infiltrationand to trace the genuine people. > >TS: Should multiple identity cards be issued before updating of > >theNational Register? > >AS: The Government is the best judge. > >_______________________________________________ > >Assam mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > > >Mailing list FAQ: > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > >To unsubscribe or change options: > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [email protected] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
