[Assam] Bangladeshis -the flip side of the story

[Chan Mahanta]

>which should be quite apparent by now

*** If it were we won't be having these debates. But there is a solid wall of denial of this reality that has led to where things stand today.

Question therefore should be WHAT  fortifies this wall of denial?





On Aug 19, 2010, at 2:15 AM, uttam borthakur wrote:

>>>>>> There is a vacuous assumption of commonality among the people of the Northeastern states of India.What exactly does the average Assamese have in common with a Mizo,Naga or Arunachali?Very little.There is nothing that makes one feel kinship with other apart from the small matter of their sitting adjacent to each other.There are few cultural bonds between the various Northeastern states and the region does not share a common language or religious heritage,which can sometimes form
> the basis of cross national identity.
> XXXX That explains one of the factors for the fissiparous tendencies broached earlier. Imposition of one's language, culture, hegemony over people  having no commonality. It creates grounds for disaffection and hinders assimilation. Today, there is a protest rally in Garo hills seeking a different state to be carved out of Meghalaya. Probably the Khasis are imposing themselves on the Garos there, though Garos surely have representation in the assembly. Representation in the assembly/ parliament does not mean a thing in India, which should be quite apparent by now, because they do not represent people, but are mostly commission agents (there are exceptions no doubt).
> By now, the news must have reached everyone (I posted a link a few days ago 'Revenge of Memories' in respect of Union Carbide/ Dow Chemicals culpability in Bhopal) that American Masters have directed their agents MMS/ Montek/ PC & Co. to go slow on Dow Chemicals; and in compliance the knaves, being pro-active than the masters, have already (before even being ordered ) desisted from prosecuting the case in the US soils to make the 'Polluter Pay". The Ministerial Committee has recommended cleaning up through tax payers money ( with mumbles about prosecuting the case vigorously which is lip-service as evident from action). Just contrast it with Obama throwing the book at BP! 
> Ideas often are vested interest. Ram Da, do we need maturity in the democracy or doing away with a system that is tailor-made for commission agency ?
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