Hi all,
This is something which has always needled me (from the time I was able to understand the pros and cons of things properly). Have often discussed this with my peers but never got a chance to discuss it with a wider audience. Now that I have joined this group I guess this is my chance to put forth my views and get some support or constructive criticism.
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My point is, can the so called freedom struggle by a group of misguided youths (??) who numbers around a few thousands be actually called a freedom struggle in the first place??
Can the beliefs and motives of a few thousand people be representative of the belief sand motives of two and a half crore population??? To be honest my answer is no. maybe ppl have different views over it. And everyone is entitled to their own views.
maybe when ULFA was born the common/general public supported their views and ideals. But I dont think that its the same case today. Dunno of the generations that preceded ours but I can say that my generation and the generations that follows ours dont support the ideals of ULFA at all ( esp. after gruesome incidents like the dhemaji blast last year). If we dont want an independent axom then for whom are they fighting this losing war??? Our generation is supposedly the future of axom. Right?? And we for sure dont want an independent axom. All we want is peace and a chance to prove our mettle without the fear of being maimed or killed by bullets and bombs Maybe its time for ULFA to accept the realities and sit down for talks . In any case, If they are so sure of public support then I dare them to fight the elections and win it (Remember mizoram???). Its a! lways better to be the CM of a state then to live without statehood with the constant fear of being hunted down, I guess.
I have my reasons to say that ULFA is fighting a loosing battle. In fact they are doomed (harsh words but might turn prophetic). First of all, gaining the so called independence is just not possible in their (ULFA top brasses) life time. Secondly, ULFA doesnt have well groomed, powerful and competent second rung leaders... the infighting in ULFA proves it... The core committee members of ULFA, most of them who are in jail, are ageing. If not by bullet, theyll die of old age
and no matter what they think of themselves, the fact remains that they are old. What or who after them? They will soon disintegrate. What they can possibly do is to buy more time and try increase the longevity of their so called freedom struggle. In fact they are doing just that by saying that they are ready to sit for talks
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partners / ideological brothers of ULFA viz. NDFB and
They say that axom is a classic case of neglect by the foreign occupying forces. And they want to give axom back to axomiyas. Well, I say,
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Actually there are lots of points to talk and counter-talk about. But this mail is getting longer by the minutes so I better sign off here and pause to get the views of other members... but before I do that, one final thought.
Lets consider a purely hypothetical scenario.
Even if we consider for a moment that there wont be any such demands, what will
Btw, guwahati is the second fastest growing city in the whole of south and south-east asian countries after blore. This shows that the penchant for development is there .but only if u give it a chance ..and of course the consumer market is booming going by the numbers of Mercedes and other high end cars that are hitting the roads of ghy ( earlier Mercedes means its either from jorhat or from dibrugarh/tinsukia the tea- belt). And this rise in consumerism (in ghy and elsewhere) is indirectly proportional to the decline of ULFA. Touché.
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