[Assam] A Question for The 'Second Tier' Proponents

[Ram Sarangapani]

*>Why you need Sovereignty? What you cannot achieve with Autonomy that you
wish >will be achieved through Sovereignty? *

Barua, thats a great question. C'da will never answer that question, and
quite possibly cannot. This whole thing is designed in such that the
proponents of sovereignty want to put the onus on the rest of us. That is
they come up with these outlandish ideas, and then expect others to give
them their raisons d' etre.  It does make their jobs easier :)

Being in the minority, what they would like to do is

(a) keep this issue in the front burner (make it look as the 'movement' is
still at full steam)
(b) Ask questions from the rest of us - like
 Why Assam should* not* be free? They are the ones who propose this, and so
it is their responsibility to explain to the rest the whys, the wheres, and
the hows. (game plan)

Further, at the very recesses of their minds (I suspect) - they would
actually go for the second tier Autonomy) - and then promptly claim victory
(if it comes about). The problem is they cannot and will not articulate this
2nd tier goal.

And as far as GOI is concerned, it is NOT going to make concessions for any
one state. If it thinks autonomy is the way to go - it will do it for all
states (not just for Assam). So, basically, that too is a next to impossible
target.  All this probably well known to the proponents, and so they hedge
their bets - outright independence, or autonomy, or keep at it for another
25 years.
All these possibilities are winners for them.







On 3/2/07, Barua, Rajen <Rajen.Barua at amec.com> wrote:
>
>  Let me answer this with another question:
> Why you need Sovereignty? What you cannot achieve with Autonomy that you
> wish will be achieved through Sovereignty? (I think I asked this question
> before with no answer, not that I prefer autonomy to soverignty though). That
> too is this for Assam alone or the entire NE? Anyhow I have given my views
> of Sovereignty of the NE not Assam alone. In your response I see only the
> word Assam and not NE.
> All these questions need to be addressed.
> And note what was true in 2004 may no longer be true in 2007. The pendulum
> is ever swinging as you know. You need to address new ground realties of the
> day. Does ULFA in 2007 have any mileage left? May be it is running on
> credit.
>  And if in 2007, you are asking the same question that was asked in 2004,
> it seems you are not moving anywhere.
> Please hurry.
> Rajen
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> *From:* assam-bounces at assamnet.org [mailto:assam-bounces at assamnet.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Barua, Rajen
> *Sent:* Friday, March 02, 2007 8:51 AM
> *To:* Chan Mahanta; assam at assamnet.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Assam] A Question for The 'Second Tier' Proponents
>
>
>  >*** Why do you want autonomy Rajen?
>
> Did I say that? Please try to stick to your main point instead of opening
> new frontiers of argument with no goal. I have given my views Sovereignty
> issue  I have not seen you moving a single inch from there yet.
> Rajen
>
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> *From:* assam-bounces at assamnet.org [mailto:assam-bounces at assamnet.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Chan Mahanta
> *Sent:* Friday, March 02, 2007 8:33 AM
> *To:* assam at assamnet.org
> *Subject:* [Assam] A Question for The 'Second Tier' Proponents
>
>
>  I am re-posting a page from assamnet debates from Dec 13, 2004, where
> this 'second tier' thing was proposed by some of our esteemed and
> 'pragmatic' friends.
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> So I asked the  highlighted question. But no answer ever came. It was like
> a 24000 volt live-wire--not to be touched. WHY? Because that would lead to
> examining the issues that gave rise to the insurgency, something our
> ever-so-righteous friends are unwilling to get near of.
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> But perhaps those like Chitta, Nayan etc. will. We will see.
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> >Only hope is if we can, in the prsent process, make ULFA overground to
> work for an Autonomous >Assam with the support of the Assamese people.
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> *** Why do you want autonomy Rajen?
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> What is the matter with what is operating?
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> *What will you do with autonomy? What would your recommendations be to the
> people of Assam as to what they can or should do with autonomy? And how much
> autonomy? What should this autonomy give Assam that it does not have now?*
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> cm
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