Hi Ram:
It might seem like a good reason to try and end the conflict, by GoI
holding negotiations with ULFA, wouldn't you think?
Apparently not everyone thinks so. I liked the article written by
Sanjib Baruah, a sane voice amongst the cacophony of those who would
rather not see that happen.
I had been horribly busy, that was why the short sabbatical. But
looks like you guys dropped the ball too. The usually loud and
rancorous net has been awfully quiet. I hope it was not because I was
not there to ignite passions :-).
c-da
At 9:48 AM -0500 7/21/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
"The casualty figures for extremists and security personnel were
104and 17 respectively in Assam, which shows that militants
succeeded inkilling much more civilians than security men"
As usual the innocent pay the price. Nearly 200 of them in '04.
Militancy claimed 315 lives in '04 By Sivasish Thakur GUWAHATI, July
20 - Militancy-related violence claimed a total of 315lives,
including 194 civilians, in Assam last year. The civiliancasualty
was also the highest in the State among the north-easternStates. In
comparison, Manipur, Tripura and Nagaland recorded 62, 67and 42
civil casualties respectively during the same period.
The casualty figures for extremists and security personnel were
104and 17 respectively in Assam, which shows that militants
succeeded inkilling much more civilians than security men.
On the positive side, the total cases of extremist-related violence
inthe State showed a marked decline at 267, compared to 358 in 2003.
Thenumber of lives lost, too, was much more at 401 in 2003. Last
yearalso saw the surrender of 742 militants, while 161 were arrested.
Kidnapping also came down drastically in all these States.
The figures were revealed in a recent report of the Union Home Ministry.
Manipur and Tripura were the other two States that continued to
beaffected by militancy, recording 320 and 212 cases of
violencerespectively. While the number of people killed in Manipur
was 212,Tripura's casualty list stood at 164.
The maximum number of extremists killed was in Manipur with a toll
of112, while Tripura accounted for the highest security
personnelcasualty with a total of 46. Manipur came a close second
with 38.Manipur also topped the list of militancy-related violence
with 320incidents.
Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh recorded 47 and 41 cases of
extremistviolence last year, resulting in the loss of 47 and 43
livesrespectively. Mizoram, as usual, remained the most peaceful
State. Itrecorded just three incidents of violence, with three
militant deathsand an equal number arrested. There was no civilian
casualty, whileonly one person was kidnapped.
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