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Voices
Of The Week
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Thrid
Week - February 2010
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"The
Tarun Gogoi government is directly patronizing militant
outfits, with seven of its ministers involved in the embezzlement
of development funds worth Rs. 1,000 core in cahoots with
militants." - CHANDRA
MOHAN PATWARY, AGP president on NIA report on the militant
- politician-bureaucrat nexus in NE Hills.
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"Santir alochana nohoi, samadhaner alochana bicharisu
aami (I not do want peace talks, but want talks to resolve
the problems facing the State)." - ARABIDA
RAJKHOWA, ULFA chairman.
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"It
is unanimously felt by all the people of Bodoland that
the contentious issues
can be resolve only by creation
of a separate Bodoland State." -a
resolution unanimously passed in the BTC Assembly.
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"We
urge the Union Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee to make
a provision in the coming Railway Budget for introduction
of a parallel double - track
broad gauge line."-AASU.
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"Education
is meaningless if a boy or a girl cannot achieve a good
character or they are lacking in moral education, human
values, work culture, social commitment, discipline and
a sense of brotherhood."-JB
PATNAIK, Assam Governor.
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"Science
is a continued effort to produce knowledge. But mere core
knowledge de-linked from the basic cultural values is
meaningless."-RAMESH
CHANDRA DEKA, AIIMS Director.
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"With
rapid changes sweeping across the region, overall crime
against women is increasing and this is a matter of concern."-
MRIDULA
SAHARIA, chairperson, Assam State Commission for Women.
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"The
investors must have felt that investing in Assam make
economic sense as no major investor would have come to
Assam if they felt that it is not economically visible
to invest in Assam."- PRADYUT
BORDOLOI, Industries and Commerce Minister.
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First
Week - February 2010
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"It
is one of the primary responsibilities of any Government
to ensure the rule of law...An atmosphere of peace and
communal harmony is also a pre-requiste for rapid economic
growth." -
MANMOHAN SINGH, Prime Minister.
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"The
porous international border is posing a grave threat to
the security of the North East region and there is urgent
need for increasing vigilance along the border."
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SB KAKATI, Director General of Meghalaya Police.
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"The
municipal boards and town committees will have to generate
resources and proper mobilisation of taxes to meet their
expenditure and to take up civic amenities for the people."
- TARUN
GOGOI, Chief Minister of Assam.
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"Now
it is time for the Sabha to play a proactive role for
parallel development of literatures of every community."
- HOMEN
BORGOHAIN, former Asom Sahitya Sabha president,
in his speech at the first open session of the special
annual session of the Sabha at Baithalangso.
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"Our
minds are open. Sailing in the same boat, we all should
go ahead, being ideal people of Assam and initiate steps
to bring pride to the North East." - RONG
BONG TERANG, Asam Sahitya Sabha president.
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"The
alarming proportion of increasing population of the State
and decreasing number of Assamese people indicates an
uncertain future for the greater Assamese society."
- HAREKRISHNA
DEKA, noted litterateur.
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"We
cannot contain insurgency related violence by alienating
the citizens; we can do so more effectively by involving
them." - RS
MOOSHAHARY, Meghalaya Governor.
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"The
State Government and the all-party meet had also agreed
to the AASU's proposal for DNA testing of suspected illegal
immigrants. It is the duty of the State Government to
convince the Centre on the urgency of the the step."
- AASU
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"There
is no probability; we will definitely be able to run them
(Assam oilfields of ONGC) better than anyone alse."
-
NM BORAH, OL Chairman and Managing Director.
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Five Week
- January 2010
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"
We are also hopeful that the understanding that we shared
with the AGP in the Lok Sabha elections would be intact
till the Assembly elections." - RANJIT
DUTTA, new Assam State BJP president
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"
I have been associated with play writing for long and
I accept the recogntion on behalf of Assam and all the
people who are engaged in creative pursuits, particularly
the young generation who have excelled themselves."
- ARUN
SARMA, eminent playwright and dramatist, after nominated
for the prestigious Padma Shri award
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"It
is unforunate that even in this age women are hunted down
as witches in our State." - MRIDULA
SAHARIA, chairperson of the Assam State Commission for
Women
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Courtesy
by the Assam Tribune
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