A stunned Assam Government is trying to call the string of violence in Udalguri an ethnic cleansing by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) currently in ceasefire with the government.
According to the government sources,its not due to clashes between the Bodos militants and immigrant Bangladeshis, but a systematic ethnic cleansing perpetrated by the NDFB to clear the BTAD areas of the non-Bodos people. The government has already arrested four NDFB cadres on Sunday with weapons saying they were involved in killing a woman and a child in Baksa district.
On the other hand, BTAD chief Hagrama Mohilary, who is the coalition partner of the Gogoi government has already smelt role of the NDFB militant and the Bodo peace Forum saying their role is doubtful.
Meanwhile, the NDFB general secretary Govinda Basumatary has refuted their role in the violence and has rubbished the allegations of involvement in the riot.
PermalinkSubmitted by Rajveer Baruah on Mon, 06/10/2008 - 20:35
It is very inappropriate for the govt. to held NDFB directly responsible for the ongoing violence. I don't understand why the present state govt. is so much sympathetic towards the illegal Bangladeshi migrants. Stop playing this vote bank politics. Even after a national news channel broadcasting the footage of a Pakistani flying in the violence hit area, our honourable CM says that he has no such information. As for Hagrama Mohilary, what can I say about him. He already stated that he is in favour of a separate Bodo state. So it is not fair to blame NDFB alone. Is the govt. have any data as how many BLT cadres surrendered their arms??
PermalinkSubmitted by Ronny Mosahari on Tue, 07/10/2008 - 03:05
I feel ashamed to call myself a Bodo because of leader like Hagrama Mohilary. If the NDFB are involved in the violence what wrong have they done. Just because their ideology do not match with his and he is afraid to loss the next election as he has not supported his people during the time of crisis (because his bank account has not reached his dream figure so he will continue supporting the Bangladeshi friendly Congress government at the cost of his own people). He has directly blamed NDFB. Why don't Hagrama wake up, he can rule but how long.
PermalinkSubmitted by Jyotish Gogoi on Tue, 07/10/2008 - 04:59
Congress knows that if it accepts that it is a conflict rather than "ethnic cleansing" by NDFB, it will bring into the forefront this burning issue of illegal migrants all over Assam & then it might face uncomfortable questions with elections coming by. It knows that it has already lost the Muslim vote bank to AUDF & it needs now the AUDF's support. Its time now for people of Assam to come together irrespective of their race, caste to stand together & kick out the Bangladeshis.
PermalinkSubmitted by Alankar Kaushik on Tue, 07/10/2008 - 16:07
A time where security for the common civilians is of utmost necessity in a state where a cauldron of ferocious activities are going on, it is really pathetic to know that the blame game of political parties are still on. Tons of people are affected and many died in the violence in Udalguri and Darrang, how can one wait to blame a particular community and see the consequences. A proper strategic security arrangement should be made for the civilians and try to solve out the problem pinching the people in creating such a nuisance. A country where communal forces are growing like a wild fire its high time to leave political agenda and come together to solve out the problem whether it is outside force or other internal communal causes.
PermalinkSubmitted by Juel Narzari on Wed, 08/10/2008 - 00:46
People of Assam have been raising voice against the illegal immigrant Bangladeshis since three decades. But both Central and State Government have not paid any heed so far. They are fully aware of the situation but for the hunger of power Government have ignored the issues. It is not only clash between indigenous Bodo Tribes and Muslims but threats for the inhabitant of Assam. None of us are against of any Muslim but migrant Bangladeshis who have intruded in our land. How can one from foreign land claim and grab our own land. The chief Minister is unable to control the situation now blames NDFB which is in ceasefire with the Central Government. This is baseless statement made by the Chief Minister without any proper probe.
PermalinkSubmitted by robbie on Wed, 08/10/2008 - 02:56
The people of Assam need to be awaken on this issue, how can they just sleep doing nothing when the Bangladeshi immigrants are threatening the security and integrity of the indigenous tribes. Mr Gogoi please think for the future.
PermalinkSubmitted by Monjib Mochahari on Wed, 08/10/2008 - 21:30
Torun Gogoi is a failed Chief Minister of Assam. By recognizing illegal Bangladeshi settlers as "citizens of India" he has proved that he is a lost leader who cannot lead Assam. He should pay the price for the communal conflagration in Darrand and Udalguri district by resigning from the chief minister.
PermalinkSubmitted by monjib mochahari on Wed, 08/10/2008 - 22:05
Both the central and the state government are fishy over illegal Bangladeshi settlers, as they are the backbone for the congress votes in Assam. As a result of which the indigenous tribes in Assam are paying the price for no reason. It is unfortunate that the state government is still playing politics with Bangladeshis rather than fighting against them. It's a mockery that the Chief Minister, Torun Gogoi has acknowledged Bangladeshis as 'citizens of India'. How can a chief minister ever do such a stupidity when the people of Assam are fighting for their survivable even in their own motherland? He is responsible for the communal riots in Udalguri...
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Assam Governor Syed Sibtey
Razi to quit immediately. But the later is not ready before October.
According to information, it came up after the CBI raids alleged that
Razi's aides misused Governor House to swing the deals.
Former Jharkhand Governor's staff misused the Jharkhand Raj Bhavan
under Razi's watch for allegedly making money in postings and
transfers.
Assam Chief Minister Taerun Gogoi has also told the party high command
that he can't work with Sibtey Razi.
On August 11, the Prime Minister asked Razi to quit the office on
health grounds but Razi insisted on time until October when his
five-year term comes to an end.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh would step up to nab the killers of
Assam journalist
Kamala Saikia, who was murdered by the separatist militants 18 years
ago. This was disclosed by Dr Singh as he was listening to the Indian
Editors' Guild officials in Delhi on Friday.
Editors Guild of India president Rajdeep Sardesai led the delegation
who apprised Dr Singh of the killig of journalists in Assam.
The prime minister promised to take up the case with Assam chief
minister Tarun Gogoi
once again. The Priem Minister would meet a delegation from Journalist Kamala
Saikia Memorial Trust during his next visit to Guwahati.
The Centre is quite unhappy with the law and order in Assam along with Manipur and Nagaland. Addressing the Chief Ministers’ Sumit in New Delhi on Monday, prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh and home minister P Chidambaram said the things have remained unchanged in these three north eastern states.
The Prime Minister said funds for border development have remained unutilized and that North Cachar hills anf BTAD areas are still on the boil.
In his speech Chidambaram cleared that the Centre would talk to the insurgent outfits only if they surrender. The home minister also said the ceasefire ground laws would be strictly followed in the north eastern states.
Two persons were killed, several others have been injured when suspected Naga miscreants attacked a tiny Dimasa hamlet in North Cachar hills district on Monday.
The incident took place in the morning as a group of miscreants stormed into a Dimasa village Bankah and set on fire the houses where as many as 40 houses were gutted in fire. A few of these miscreants started indiscriminate firing on the villagers who were running out of their houses where two persons were killed and several others injured.
Police came to the spot but by then the miscreants have fled from the spot. It ,may be noted that more than 100 people were killed, over two hundred others have been injured in a...
The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has promised to take
initiative on the process to nab the killers of Assam based journalist
Kamala Saikia, who was murdered by the separatist militants 18 years
ago. Dr Singh was briefed about the professional hazard of media
persons in Assam-where more than 20 editor-journalists had fallen prey
to various anti-social elements in the last two decades-by the Editors
Guild of India president Rajdeep Sardesai during a meeting on August
14 in PMO.
Interacting with the editor’s guild president, the prime minister
assured to raise the matter with the Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi
once again. Dr Singh, who represents Assam in Rajya...
Two suspected cases of H1N1 infection have tested negative in Assam hardly 24 hours after the state confirmed its first patient of the kind. Two persons, suspected to be infected by the killer swine flu have been admitted at the isolation ward at the Jorhat Civil Hospital on Sunday. Their blood samples have been referred to the Dibrugarh based screening centre for confirmation. Reports confirmed negative. Notably, one Dhiraj Yadav, a 21 old boy from Pune is undergoing treatment at the MM Chaudhury Hospital on Saturday. Dhiraj, who is pursuing a law course in Pune came to visit his sister at Beltola in the city a few days back.
Two suspected cases of H1N1 infection have tested negative in Assam hardly 24 hours after the state confirmed its first patient of the kind. Two persons, suspected to be infected by the killer swine flu have been admitted at the isolation ward at the Jorhat Civil Hospital on Sunday. Their blood samples have been referred to the Dibrugarh based screening centre for confirmation. Reports confirmed negative. Notably, one Dhiraj Yadav, a 21 old boy from Pune is undergoing treatment at the MM Chaudhury Hospital on Saturday. Dhiraj, who is pursuing a law course in Pune came to visit his sister at Beltola in the city a few days back.
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Assam on Saturday confirmed its first H1N1 case in Guwahati. An 21-year-old boy was tested positive for Swine flu in in the northeast state.
According to Health department officials, the samples of the youth, who was admitted on Friday in the Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital in Guwahati was sent to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) at Lahowal in Dibrugarh.
The pateint's residential address was given as Beltola in Guwahati. The patient had been kept in the isolation ward of the MMCH. This is the first of the 11 suspected cases of swine flu to test positive while the results of three others are awaited.
Assam Chief Minister Trun Gogoi on Saturday makes a clarion call to the misguided youths to eschew the path of violence to help the state develop on all fronts. Unfurling the national tricolour and inspecting the guard of honour by army police and para military forces at the Latasil Playground on the 63rd Independence Day in the morning Gogoi said his government has a slew of measures to ensure an all round development of the state.
He said the government is considering a rural development council to boost the rural economy. Gogoi expressed grave concern over the uneasy law and order situation in the two hills district and said these would be firmly dealt withy. He further said the hills...
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