> Is it any different anywhere else in the north east? > Isn't Assam the same?
I am not fully aware whether in Assam a certain portion of jobs and contracts are reserved for ex-militants? I have heard SULFA guys were given jobs and money. In any case, such policies may only encourage some to take to militancy, knowing that the Govt. in the end will give up the ghost, and in bringing them back to the main stream will throw them the red carpet. One would only have to guess what a future independent Assam controlled by ex-militants look like? Loot the state treasury, while common people cower for fear of being killed? Policies like the what the Israelis have: no negotaitions with terrorists or militants is probably the best way. On 7/7/05, Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is it any different anywhere else in the north east? > Isn't Assam the same? > > > --- Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is a sad state of affairs. The Govt. has > > reserved 15% contracts > > for surrendered militants, but in reality they > > corner all contracts > > and projects. > > > > The common people in Manipur seem to be living in > > fear in this gun and > > dada-giri culture. > > __________________________ > > > > Iboyaima Laithangbam > > > > IMPHAL: Harassed by "anti-social elements", 230 > > engineers of the > > Manipur Public Works Department have put in their > > papers en masse. But > > Chief Minister Okram Ibobi, who holds the Personnel > > portfolio, has > > refused to accept the resignations. A few hundred > > engineers of the > > Irrigation and Flood Control Department and the > > Public Health > > Engineering Department are expected to follow suit. > > > > Talking to mediapersons, PWD chief engineer N.G. > > Rashtrapati said the > > State Government had not taken steps to protect the > > engineers. On July > > 1 PWD executive engineer R.K. Mobisana was > > kneecapped in his house. > > Following threats to his life, Mr. Mobisana twice > > requested the State > > Government to provide security guards twice but to > > no avail. > > > > On the contrary, he was punished for refusing to > > give in to gunmen's > > demands, said Mr. Rashtrapati. > > > > The incident sparked fear in all engineers.Earlier, > > chief engineers S. > > Brajamani and O. Digendra took voluntary retirement, > > unable to > > withstand harassment. > > > > As part of a rehabilitation policy, 15 per cent of > > contracts and other > > projects in all government departments were reserved > > for surrendered > > insurgents. This policy is said to be behind the > > recent problem. > > > > Though such reservation was officially closed, > > reports suggest that > > gunmen corner almost all contracts. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Assam mailing list > > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > > 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 > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu 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
