[Assam] La Air Marshal & Assamese in the forces

[Shantikam Hazarika]

Another interesting spin. I have not heard any one's family being harassed
by ULFA and it is indeed very difficult for a military person to hide his
identity. The thing is this type of news can be 'manufactured' by just
sitting in one's desk and put on one's imagining caps.
Shantikam Hazarika

On 4/4/07, umesh sharma <jaipurschool at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> quite a revelation. On the other hand, national media earlier reported
> that due to fear of ULFA those Assamese serving in armed forces in Kashmir
> etc tell neighbors etc that they work in banks as officers/clerks - so that
> their family may not be harrassed.
>
> Umesh
>
> *"Saikia, Hrishikesh IN BLR SISL" <Hrishikesh.Saikia at siemens.com>* wrote:
>
>    *Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'*
>  OUR CORRESPONDENT
>
>  Barbora speaks at the media conference in Shillong. Picture by Eastern
> Projections
> *Shillong, April 2: *The* *indifference of successive governments and
> disillusionment with the "hypocritical" conduct of seniors have forced a
> large number of officers from the Northeast to quit the services.
> That was Air Marshal P.K. Barbora's first observation after he assumed
> charge as air officer commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Air Command.
> Addressing a news conference in Shillong, Barbora said several efficient
> young officers of the Northeast were leaving the services because they were
> "highly sentimental" and could not cope with the "hypocritical" attitude of
> their seniors.
> "The indifferent attitude of the earlier governments towards the
> Northeast, coupled with a feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces
> to a situation where it has a negligible number of personnel from the
> Northeast. Earlier governments tried to use the same yardstick for all
> problems in the region and that led to chaos," he said, adding that the
> situation was changing gradually.**
>  <http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070403/asp/northeast/story_7598466.asp>
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