Mistrust high on Government-militants peace talks
Unabated militant activities and delay in creating conducive atmosphere for the peace talks between the Government and militants, comprising the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)’s pro=talk group, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and Dima Halong Daogah (DHD) and others, is the main reason leading to gradual disappointment among the minds of the people of Assam, who are eagerly awaiting for return of peace in the state at any cost. The Union and State governments are watching for an appropriate time to suit their ‘political aims’ fulfilled and make the anti-talk militant groups weaker by the every passing day. Even the militants do not spare a single day, when at least a minor or major incident takes place in one or the other part of the state. Although maximum number of militants are behind the bar and the process is on to bring them out for beginning the talks in order to solve the long pending vexed problem, the procedure has become very lengthy. This leads to an atmosphere of mistrust among the negotiating parties.
The militant groups are also divided over the process of beginning the talks. Some jailed and put on trial members, want to begin the peace talks as early as possible, but the others who are ‘out of reach’ are threatening against the talks without pre-conditions of ‘sovereignty’. According to media reports the ULFA Commander-in-Chief, Paresh Barua is trying to strengthen its cadre force by fresh recruitments and continuing extortion drive in different parts of the state. Some people feel to wait till Paresh Barua and Anup Chetia return for the talks. The BTAD and Dima Hasao District (NC Hills) are disturbed due to violent incidents on regular basis. There is no peace at all.
Peace in Assam is not possible by negotiating the problems with any one group of militants. All the districts and communities have a number of problems, which are not in common but need to be redressed. The Hills and Plains in the rural sectors, are far behind in respect of development if compared with the urban areas. Whatever the development is seen, it is in the urban areas only and the rest is on the paper. The rural area people did not have much knowledge about the welfare schemes run by the government for their benefits. Some NGOs are holding awareness programmes in different parts of the state, which is also not enough. Rampart corruption in the administration has compelled the people to agitate for getting their legal and genuine demands fulfilled. The militancy in the state is also the outcome of frustration and disappointment of the people, which needs to be curbed without losing much time.
Random Stories
15 Jul 2015 - 8:17am |
AT News
Runners from home and outside are arriving in Shillong to participate in the Cherrapunjee Marathon slated for Friday.Organizers told Assam Times that more than more than 300 outside runners have so...
9 Feb 2015 - 8:08pm |
Hantigiri Narzary
The ruling BPf party today declares 12 nominations in first phase of candidates for the ensuing council election slated to be held in first week of April next at a special delegate session of...
15 Dec 2014 - 9:52pm |
Hantigiri Narzary
A hardcore KLO militant surrendered before Kokrajhar police on Monday. Identified as Ribu Ram Rai alias Mathura surrendered at the Kokrajhar police station along with his wife Nibedita in...
21 Nov 2017 - 4:54pm |
AT News
GUWAHATI: A special court in Guwahati on Tuesday remanded 14 ACS and APS officers to judicial custody after the end of their 14 days police custody in connection with the APSC scam. The Dibrugarh...
Other Contents by Author
Emergence of a composite silk unit, namely, Fabric Plus is a boon to the silk industry in Assam. Union minister for textiles, Dayanidhi Maran, on August 19 last, inaugurated a composite silk unit at Chaygaon industrial growth centre, near Guwahati. The project is estimated to cost around Rs.5.50 crore, including infrastructure for spun silk mill, machineries, working capital and looms etc. The promoters, Fabric Plus, have contributed an amount of Rs.22.60 lakh. The Central and State governments have provided a subsidy of Rs.155.30 lakh and Rs.48.10 lakh respectively, for installation of machineries and equipments etc. The total output from the mill is likely to support around 4000 Eri...
Trade is the ‘spinal cord’ of a country’s economy and the traders are its protectors. At a time our traders were among the most trusted nationals, who sacrificed all their earnings and belongings, when the country needed it. Those days have gone in the pages of history now. The situation is changed and the national feelings in the trading community have gradually diminished. Honesty, the essence of the trade has lost its value and it is no more the ‘best policy’ in the trade. The majority of traders feel that they could not survive if they try to be honest. They have invented the technique of more earnings with less investments and spurious products. They try...
In the Indian life style religion has got most important place and everybody in this democratic country is free to worship one’s Almighty in one’s own way. But the religious people are divided among themselves on the pattern of worship, be they Christians, Muslims or Hindus. Many factions have emerged out in the Christianity and Islam too, but maximum division is visible in Hinduism. Though the religious teachings are about the purity of mind and hearts, in practice the followers react otherwise. Same is the case with the institutions running the religious Trusts throughout the country. In India there are thousands of religious places for Hindus, both big and small. Among them...
Recent violence in North Cachar Hills district of Assam has attracted entire nation to put efforts to bring peace in this ‘ever peaceful’ autonomous council. A large number of fact finding committees so far have visited the places where violence occurred with hundreds of people killed and houses burnt. Recently a five member fact finding committee of Justice on Trial visited the violence-hit N C Hills district and contacted a number of villagers and tribal groups of Dimasas, Zemes, Karbis, Kukis, Hmars and other indigenous tribes. The people are sincerely crying for peace in the areas.
Women of all tribal and non-tribal indigenous groups also expressed the plight of refugees...
Mahatma Gandhi had expressed his clear view on the importance of ‘healthy work culture’ in the Harijan newspaper of 15th October, 1938, emphasizing on hard work by the people of the country, for attaining the goal of freedom. He dared to declare as ‘declaring my birthday as a holiday should be treated as a cognizable offence’. This was a clear indication that the “Great Soul’ was confident of the might of his people, which later on succeeded in bringing freedom to the country. His experiments on Swadeshi movement brought good results. But the present situation has completely changed the whole thing and his dreams are shattered.
Unfortunately, with his...
The North East Election watch, a part of National Election Watch (NEW) has been monitoring the candidates for 2009 Urban Local Body elections to be held on July 31 next, covering 70 number of town committees and municipal boards of Assam. In these Urban Local body Elections, total 673 wards of the states will face elections where 29 constituencies are reserved for SC, 34 for SC women, 5 for ST, 5 for ST women and 212 wards for general women. The Supreme Court of India has declared through its verdict dated March 13, 2003 that “It is essential by law to provide that a candidate seeking election shall furnish the details of all his assets (movable and immoveable) possessed by him or...
Recent opening of the College of Aeronautical Engineering in Guwahati, has been welcomed by the people of the state, which has brought the hope to bring the country at par with others, providing better educational facilities and encouraging the youths to build up their career in aviation. For them the sky is not at distance. There is no dearth of meritorious young men in this part of the country. The lack of such facilities has so far been the main obstacle before them to decide a suitable career.
Earlier, air travel was a privilege only a few could afford, but with the commencement of operations by the low cost careers, now large number of people can afford air travel. At present Indian...
March month is the closing of fiscal, but the Assam government plans to begin the implementation of developmental schemes during this very month alone. An example of such action has been found in the disastrous flood and erosion problems in Matmara recently. Giving brief picture of the recent flood problems affecting Matmara, Dhakuakhana and Majuli areas of the state to media persons recently, the All Assam Water Resources Contractors’ Association (AAWRCA), alleged that ignoring the suggestions by the organization, the government had gone out of the way to implement the schemes of flood control and erosion, resulting in such calamities. The organization’s president, Muhi...
India the largest democracy in the world has always been maintaining good relationship with its neighbors like Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Burma. The efforts are continue for a peaceful co-existence with all its neighboring countries. At a time when this country pleads for democracy in other countries and has welcomed the democratically elected governments in Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh, its attitude towards Burma (Now Myanmar) seems a bit different. This shift in its policy took place during the year 1990, when India launched its “Look East Policy” and began to support the military junta in Burma. Since India has embarked upon building a broad based...
The recent slow down in the global economy has seriously affected the business of micro and small scale industries in Assam. This has coupled with existing road blocks and pushed back this most employment generation sector into dire straits. While the global recession can not be tackled easily, the many existing impediments can easily be removed by the state government intervention,’ said B L Agarwal and J N Baruah, the president and general secretary respectively of the All Assam Small Scale Industries Association. They were addressing the media persons in Guwahati, recently.
Agarwal said that the existing VAT laws in Assam are heavily loaded against the local industries. If...
Comments
Pages
Add new comment