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Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.
It may help to separate the Bengali speaking Barak valley (area around Silchar) from Assam into a separate state and then exclude CAB from the residual Assam as well, like the rest of NE states. Silchar was not a part of Assam until 1947. It was separated from Sylhet district in then East Pakistan and appended to Assam in 1947, even though Assam’s 1st chief minister in 1947, Gopinath Borodoloi was opposed to that. Once Silchar is removed from Assam, the Assamese fear of bengali domination should go away. The Hindu Bengalis from Bangladesh mainly go to Silchar or West Bengal or to a smaller extent the rest of India.
A detailed survey of the past and current status in Assam by Chari, but does not contain anything substantial in terms of what changes Modi and Shah must bring about in their attitudes and approach to the NE and Assam in particular. is there some tweaking needed in the CAB ? Or, should Modi come out with a more detailed speech and explain why the amendments are not anti Muslim? Can some assurances , even if verbal, be given to the undocumented Muslims who are now part of the landscape ?
Also, how can Modi allay the fears of demographic change in Assam ? Can he commit to dispersing the new citizens across the country ?
has the BJP thought thru any of these issues ?
The BJP had strenuously cultivated it’s imprint in NE region and was rewarded with great unexpected electoral benefits. Now in one swing, that has been thrown into dustbin just to get few lakh Bengali Hindu migrants votes.
BJP has become heavy-handed in their approach. They think what they say and do is always right. They don’t even consult people who will be directly affected by their decisions and expect people to accept everything without saying a word. They are pushing peaceful regions into chaos. This proves that Giving absolute majority to a single party in a democracy esp a flawed democracy like ours is a bad idea.
A stray thought, after observing what is happening in Assam, Meghalaya, other places in the north east. Whether it is the CAB ( now CAA ) or the pan Indian NRC – both of which I conscientiously oppose – most of the work will require to be done by the CMs, many of them from opposition parties. A wider process of consultation and security near unanimity would be a good way to observe the spirit of federalism. We should not believe that a Congress CM will oppose something which is demonstrably in the national interest. 2. Demonetisation, by its very nature, had to be a secret affair. However, abrogation of Article 370, a stated article of faith, could have been preceded by extensive consultations, most of all with the people who would be most affected by the change. A hard state, extensive deployment of armed security forces, frequent shutdowns of the Internet, people agitating on the streets, not my vision of Ram Rajya.
I profoundly agree that Assam needs attention and development rather than isolation- which unfortunately is only apparent on declarations, no action. The CAB is communal on its own, It being communal is a separate point in itself and this article seemingly conflates it with Assam.
It may help to separate the Bengali speaking Barak valley (area around Silchar) from Assam into a separate state and then exclude CAB from the residual Assam as well, like the rest of NE states. Silchar was not a part of Assam until 1947. It was separated from Sylhet district in then East Pakistan and appended to Assam in 1947, even though Assam’s 1st chief minister in 1947, Gopinath Borodoloi was opposed to that. Once Silchar is removed from Assam, the Assamese fear of bengali domination should go away. The Hindu Bengalis from Bangladesh mainly go to Silchar or West Bengal or to a smaller extent the rest of India.
A detailed survey of the past and current status in Assam by Chari, but does not contain anything substantial in terms of what changes Modi and Shah must bring about in their attitudes and approach to the NE and Assam in particular. is there some tweaking needed in the CAB ? Or, should Modi come out with a more detailed speech and explain why the amendments are not anti Muslim? Can some assurances , even if verbal, be given to the undocumented Muslims who are now part of the landscape ?
Also, how can Modi allay the fears of demographic change in Assam ? Can he commit to dispersing the new citizens across the country ?
has the BJP thought thru any of these issues ?
The BJP had strenuously cultivated it’s imprint in NE region and was rewarded with great unexpected electoral benefits. Now in one swing, that has been thrown into dustbin just to get few lakh Bengali Hindu migrants votes.
Seshadari Chari should stop calling the crooks as ‘intellectuals’.
BJP has become heavy-handed in their approach. They think what they say and do is always right. They don’t even consult people who will be directly affected by their decisions and expect people to accept everything without saying a word. They are pushing peaceful regions into chaos. This proves that Giving absolute majority to a single party in a democracy esp a flawed democracy like ours is a bad idea.
A stray thought, after observing what is happening in Assam, Meghalaya, other places in the north east. Whether it is the CAB ( now CAA ) or the pan Indian NRC – both of which I conscientiously oppose – most of the work will require to be done by the CMs, many of them from opposition parties. A wider process of consultation and security near unanimity would be a good way to observe the spirit of federalism. We should not believe that a Congress CM will oppose something which is demonstrably in the national interest. 2. Demonetisation, by its very nature, had to be a secret affair. However, abrogation of Article 370, a stated article of faith, could have been preceded by extensive consultations, most of all with the people who would be most affected by the change. A hard state, extensive deployment of armed security forces, frequent shutdowns of the Internet, people agitating on the streets, not my vision of Ram Rajya.
… securing near unanimity …
I profoundly agree that Assam needs attention and development rather than isolation- which unfortunately is only apparent on declarations, no action. The CAB is communal on its own, It being communal is a separate point in itself and this article seemingly conflates it with Assam.