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Sconed
Week - JUNE 2010
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"Our
country largely depends on sectors like agriculture, industry
andd power and the Assam Government is lagging far behind
in all the three fronts." -
CHANDRA MOHAN PATOWARY, AGP president.
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I
appealed to the Naga students to stop the blockede against
Manipur. They responded to it and came to meet us. We
believe that all problems should be solved through dialogues."
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SHANKAR PRASAD
RAI, president of AASU.
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"It
is high time to have a social securty programme for the
farmers as they have no such organizations like Pay Commission
for the government servants and unions for industrial
workers."
- JB PATNAIK,
Governor of Assam.
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"We
are at a point where we may even lose our own histry and
right if we do not find an early solution to the Naga
political problem." -
NEIPHIU RIO,
Nagaland Chief Minister.
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First
Week - MAY 2010
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"Sovereignty
is a vital demand of the ULFA. The government should show
an interest in this demand.....discussion on sovereignty
does not mean it has to be granted." - PRADIP
GOGOI, ULFA vice chairman.
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"There
is no question of ONGC shifting its operations out of
Assam." - JITIN
PRASADA, Minister of State for Petroleume and Natural
Gas.
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"The
issue of dividing Indian Standard Time (IST) into two
and form a new 'Eastern Time' has been discussed at various
levels since the 1980's but the Government of India is
not ready to accept the demands and the decade - long
demand has borne no fruit." - LAL
THANHAWLA, Mizoram CM.
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"Updating
the NRC immediately and taking stern measures against
cross border influx, as well as constitutional safeguard
to the people of Assam are the need of the hour to save
the Assamese society from extinction." - SATYENDRA
PRASAD DEKA, noted advocate.
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"The
sooner the people realized that Bihu will not survive
the ongoing unbridled commercialization at a time when
the local economy comprising agriculture, trade and industry
is under total dominion of outsiders, the better would
it be for the future of the State and its inhabitants."
- DEVEN
DUTTA, public activist.
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"To
face the world, we first need to know our roots and learn
to take pride in what we are. Our young generation should
first be taught about their own land, people, culture,
language, resources and opportunities available and the
means to utilize it." - JAHNU
BARUAH, noted film director.
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"I
am proud to state that Kaziranga National Park has the
highest density of tigers compared to any known tiger
habitats in the world." - ROCKYBUL
HUSSAIN, Assam Forest Minister.
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Third
Week - APRIL 2010
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"
No quarter can be given to those who have taken upon themselves
to challenge to authority of the Indian state and the
fabric of our democratic polity." - MANMOHAN
SINGH, Prime Minister.
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"We
are likely to get good news soon....... we are trying
our level best to state dailogue." - TARUN
GOGOI, Chief Minister on Government- ULFA peace talks.
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"Hiren
Gohain's comment about me and the ULFA is unfortunate.
He is not aware of ULFA's internal democracy and should
acquire more knowledge about the outfit." - PARESH
BARUA, ULFA commander-in-chief in reaction to a statement
issued by Hiren Gohain.
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"As
for the endless hair-splitting on sovereignty, our view
is that in the light of developing real trends all over
the world it is necessary to go beyond textbooks of political
science and legalistic apporach to complex political issues.
We are hopeful that given an open mind and goodwill on
both sides (ULFA & Government), it may still be possible
to reach a positive conclusion of the talks to the relief
of the people of Assam." - HIREN
GOHAIN, noted scholar.
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"Chief
trafficking, be it for forced labour or prostitution,
is very much rampant in the North-East along with the
rest of the country. Within India, there are an estimated
2.3 million women in prostitution, of which nearly six
lakhs are children." - HASINA
KHARBHIH, team leader of the Impulse Network, a North-East-based
NGO.
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"My
government would give special focus on youth to realise
their potential and also uplift the condition of the poor
and infirm." - MUKUL
M SANGMA, new Maghalaya CM.
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