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Regd saturday incidence in Assam
reena <reena_soren@crossroad.in> to me
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I belong from Assam so do my forefather. I am Santhali Girl.
I was closely following the incidence that took place,
What ever happen it was really very painful as well as merciless attacked by inhuman Local people.
Because on the clashes they have not even spared the Female, They were bitten very cruelly.
I am commenting as mention by some people to media, that rally people had attacked local people with there arms i.e. Bow & Arrow.
I am telling you if that was true, then why no victim is injured by Bow & Arrow. And if they were carrying, it would have been worse situation, and media would have definitely shown to the peoples, that adivasi people attacked local people with bow & arrow.
Tell me where is the victim that were attacked by bow & arrow?
Why comment such things when it’s not true?
I AM WITH MY PEOPLE.
Govt should give justice for what ever it has done to my people. Coz this is not 1st time attacked to my people, It has been done before also.
The Central as well as State Govt has always underestimated the tribe.
Only in time of Election the govt remember us right?
Its high time Govt should open their eyes for my tribes. Because its been prolonged neglect and indifference behavior to my People by Govt of Assam.
Reena Soren.
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Dignity devoured, by pack of wolves
Assam author Mamoni Raisom Goswami (in picture) spoke to
the girl who was stripped and chased in Guwahati on Saturday and recounts the victim’s trauma
One moment of wickedness, one act of animalistic action has pushed Assam back to the medieval age. Shocked? Numbed? For once, these strong words seem to have suddenly lost their sting. I feel indescribable pain as I try to put on paper the emotions that swirl in my heart. Just think, what must have been the physical and mental trauma of the young girl who was stripped naked on a Guwahati street, in front of the whole world, on Senseless Saturday?
Assam author Mamoni Raisom Goswami (in picture) spoke to
the girl who was stripped and chased in Guwahati on Saturday and recounts the victim’s trauma
One moment of wickedness, one act of animalistic action has pushed Assam back to the medieval age. Shocked? Numbed? For once, these strong words seem to have suddenly lost their sting. I feel indescribable pain as I try to put on paper the emotions that swirl in my heart. Just think, what must have been the physical and mental trauma of the young girl who was stripped naked on a Guwahati street, in front of the whole world, on Senseless Saturday?
I spoke to her on the phone this morning. It is a very cruel way of comforting someone who has been hurt. But despite my strong desire to travel all the way to Biswanath Chariali to meet her, I could not go because of my health. But to my surprise, I found myself speaking to a very strong girl. She is bruised and battered, in body and heart, but her spirit has not been broken.
She choked on her words as she spoke, recollecting the nightmarish moments of that day.
For a young girl who is just starting to look at life and the world in all their wonderful colours, there could not have been a more brutal manner to kill her dreams.
She told me about her passions — music and dance. The daughter of a simple farmer, she will be sitting for the matric examination in a few months.
As a young girl growing up in the countryside, she had never seen Guwahati. It was the land of her dreams — with big buildings, fast cars and fashionable people.
So, the moment she was invited to join the rally organised by the All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam, she readily agreed. But unlike many of the rallyists, who did not even know why they were coming to Guwahati, she is very much aware of the burning issues confronting the community.
But she had no idea that the fairytale land of hers would be full of monsters. She does not remember — or know — the exact moment when the violence started. All she remembers is the moment she saw her fellow rallyists being attacked. She started running, too, but found herself in the midst of a large group of people. A pack of wolves, I would say.
She told me how their eyes lit up on seeking a nubile young girl in their grasp and how they abused her with filthy language. She could still hear their shrill and wicked laughter ringing in her ears.
As she stood trembling there, like a deer amidst a pack of hungry wolves, the blows and slaps started raining. She tried to save herself, twisting and turning to avoid the blows.
Then they attacked her churidar-kurta; the chunni was first to be pulled away. She saw a knife being brandished by one of the attackers and then the unmistakable sound of clothes being ripped.
She panicked. Begged for mercy. Pleaded with folded hands.
But the "monsters" only laughed. One by one, they ripped off her clothes, till she somehow managed to wriggle out of their grasp and started running. Even as she ran, the last piece of cloth was ripped off from her body.
It was like a nightmare, she recalled. She wished the earth would part and gulp her, ending her misery.
She remembers running down the street and asking for help. But, horror of horrors, nobody came forward. She begged for a piece of cloth to hide her modesty. At last, an elderly man came to her, took off his shirt and gave it to her.
She ran again for help and entered Basistha police station, where she met some other Adivasi activists detained by the police. She was taken to the hospital for first aid and released the next day.
When she reached home on Sunday, it was nearly 10pm.
She told me that she can still feel the pain in her body, a reminder of the assault on her. Those will heal. What will remain is the pain in her heart.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071128/asp/frontpage/story_8601981.asp
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071128/asp/frontpage/story_8601981.asp
whatever we say, however much we claim being a
developed nation, at the end of day, the bottomline is
our society has a lot to do to be a mature and
civilized society in real sense... we are still far
far away from being civilized.. keep aside being a
developed nation ! and that hurts a big time!!!
--- manash pratim dutta <manash_dutta30@yahoo.com> wrote:
Friends
Its not a question of SPREAD or HIDE..its the cruel
picture of our beloved Assam.. Some one is losing
her dignity in the main street..helpless..peoples
are just enjoying her situation.. Don't you think
she could be someone's daughter, sister or
wife...Alas..shame on us..
picture of our beloved Assam.. Some one is losing
her dignity in the main street..helpless..peoples
are just enjoying her situation.. Don't you think
she could be someone's daughter, sister or
wife...Alas..shame on us..
Lets think of something unitedly so that is no more
occurance of such incidents.
Regards
occurance of such incidents.
Regards
ualles <ualles@yahoo.com> wrote:
NDTV and CNN-IBN has been gagged.
NDTV and CNN-IBN has been gagged.
Sentinel has accused Telegraph of inciting two
communities against each other and questioned its
journalistic ethics.
communities against each other and questioned its
journalistic ethics.
HBS as also AASU/AJYCP have accused a section of the
metropolitan print and electronic media of
distorting the image of Assamese society.
metropolitan print and electronic media of
distorting the image of Assamese society.
Hence the question
To SPREAD or to HIDE????
--- In assamonline@yahoogroups.com, engineer amar
<amarjsarmah@...> wrote:
<amarjsarmah@...> wrote:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071127/asp/frontpage/story_8597904.asp
kindly spread
Amar Jyoty Sarmah
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*Gory assault leaves Assam burning, Monday, November 26, 2007 (Guwahati)*
As Guwahati burned with protests by Adivasis on Saturday, the police simply
watched.
watched.
Shocking pictures of assault on an Adivasi woman, during a violent clash
between Adivasi protesters and local residents on the streets of Guwahati on
Saturday left the country in awe.
between Adivasi protesters and local residents on the streets of Guwahati on
Saturday left the country in awe.
The irony was, that local residents in the presence of the police did all
this.
this.
The telling pictures reflect the deep-seated social divide between the
mainstream middle class Assamese and the Adivasis, most of whom are tea
garden labourers, brought as slaves by the British, nearly 200 years ago.
mainstream middle class Assamese and the Adivasis, most of whom are tea
garden labourers, brought as slaves by the British, nearly 200 years ago.
The protesters were marching towards the Assembly, demanding scheduled tribe
status. The Adivasis damaged vehicles and destroyed some roadside shops
after which they were taunted and heckled by the locals.
status. The Adivasis damaged vehicles and destroyed some roadside shops
after which they were taunted and heckled by the locals.
In the violence that followed, two Adivasis were killed and over 200
injured. The police, who're normally present in the area in large numbers,
simply watched on.
injured. The police, who're normally present in the area in large numbers,
simply watched on.
Local residents started beating up the Adivasis and it's during this clash
when a woman was stripped on the road and assaulted. She desperately ran for
cover but to no avail. Later, some passers-by took her to a nearby locality,
where she was given clothes.
when a woman was stripped on the road and assaulted. She desperately ran for
cover but to no avail. Later, some passers-by took her to a nearby locality,
where she was given clothes.
The Chief Minister admits the administration didn't anticipate such a
flare-up
flare-up
''No, there's no social divide. We've been living together for hundreds of
years. But yes, we didn't expect trouble as demonstrations in Guwahati are a
day to day affair,'' said Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister, Assam.
years. But yes, we didn't expect trouble as demonstrations in Guwahati are a
day to day affair,'' said Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister, Assam.
But not everyone is convinced with the Chief Minister's claims of social
harmony between the Adivasis and the average Assamese. The Assamese have
always looked down upon the Adivasis as tea leaf pluckers, even calling them
''coolies'' as they were called by the British.
harmony between the Adivasis and the average Assamese. The Assamese have
always looked down upon the Adivasis as tea leaf pluckers, even calling them
''coolies'' as they were called by the British.
Saturdays' wasn't a communal clash rather it was just another incident of
suppressing those, who're already suppressed. While one man assaulted, the
other helped.
suppressing those, who're already suppressed. While one man assaulted, the
other helped.
And the clash has driven a wedge into the already fragile Assamese-Adivasi
relationship. The Speaker of Assam Assembly, who comes from the tea
community, had some strong words on the situation.
relationship. The Speaker of Assam Assembly, who comes from the tea
community, had some strong words on the situation.
''This incident, particularly the attack on the woman is heinous, it has to
be condemned. It was horrendous,'' said Prithvi Majhi, Speaker, Assam
Assembly.
be condemned. It was horrendous,'' said Prithvi Majhi, Speaker, Assam
Assembly.
Assam has an Adivasi population of nearly 70 lakh who have been a Congress
vote bank for years. But protests against Saturday's violence are already
gaining pitch, even though 3 people have been arrested and 15 others are
being questioned.
vote bank for years. But protests against Saturday's violence are already
gaining pitch, even though 3 people have been arrested and 15 others are
being questioned.
The issue now threatens to have an impact in Jharkhand that has a sizeable
Adivasi population.
Adivasi population.
''The ghastly incident has sparked violence. We will have eco blockade in
Jharkhand, block coal, and iron ore. Jharkhand will burn. We will take it
seriously. They have to be given ST status, like they get ST status in the
rest of the country,'' said Salkhan Murmu, Secretary General, All India
Adivasi Coordination Committee.
Jharkhand, block coal, and iron ore. Jharkhand will burn. We will take it
seriously. They have to be given ST status, like they get ST status in the
rest of the country,'' said Salkhan Murmu, Secretary General, All India
Adivasi Coordination Committee.
Adivasis have called a 36-hour Assam bandh and threatened to intensify their
agitation, which could add to the problems of the administration that is
struggling to deal with militants.
agitation, which could add to the problems of the administration that is
struggling to deal with militants.
ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070034047&ch=11/26/2007%209:43:00%20PM
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*Mob strips woman protester in Guwahati*
27 Nov 2007, 0001 hrs IST,TNN
27 Nov 2007, 0001 hrs IST,TNN
GUWAHATI: Like in most bandhs and protests, poor adivasi workers from the
once lush tea gardens of Assam did dent business and damage some property as
they marched through Guwahati to demand inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes
list which will help them get easier access to education and jobs.
once lush tea gardens of Assam did dent business and damage some property as
they marched through Guwahati to demand inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes
list which will help them get easier access to education and jobs.
But it was one adivasi woman who bore the brunt of the anger of local
residents. She was attacked, her clothes were ripped off and a mob chased
the naked woman along the streets. Ducking from prying eyes and TV cameras
and terrified by screams of a mob chasing her, the woman ran until some
other residents rescued her on Saturday and gave her clothes and cover both
from the lathi-wielding police and the assailants.
residents. She was attacked, her clothes were ripped off and a mob chased
the naked woman along the streets. Ducking from prying eyes and TV cameras
and terrified by screams of a mob chasing her, the woman ran until some
other residents rescued her on Saturday and gave her clothes and cover both
from the lathi-wielding police and the assailants.
Two days later, after the protests spiralled as news of the attack on the
woman got out, Assam's CM Tarun Gogoi said he was enraged by the crowd
behaviour and police said three of the assailants had been arrested. He
announced a Rs 1 lakh compensation for the woman, whose identity was not
disclosed. "I am horrified by the incident. I cannot believe how people can
be so inhuman and barbaric. Everybody seems to have lost their sense," said
Gogoi on Monday. The CM also announced a judicial inquiry into Saturday's
violence.
woman got out, Assam's CM Tarun Gogoi said he was enraged by the crowd
behaviour and police said three of the assailants had been arrested. He
announced a Rs 1 lakh compensation for the woman, whose identity was not
disclosed. "I am horrified by the incident. I cannot believe how people can
be so inhuman and barbaric. Everybody seems to have lost their sense," said
Gogoi on Monday. The CM also announced a judicial inquiry into Saturday's
violence.
Police said three men were picked up from their houses early Monday. They
were identified as Prasenjit Chakravorty (28), owner of a fast food joint,
Ratul Barman (18), a hotel waiter, and Sudip Chakdar (20), a pan shop owner.
were identified as Prasenjit Chakravorty (28), owner of a fast food joint,
Ratul Barman (18), a hotel waiter, and Sudip Chakdar (20), a pan shop owner.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Sibu Soren, who has pitched in for Assam's
adivasi migrants, said the incident demonstrated the racial hatred for
tribals. "I have also led many agitations, but never had we targeted women.
Adivasis across the country are always looked down upon and do not get the
respect they deserve from people and the government as a whole," Soren said
on Monday after visiting injured protesters.
adivasi migrants, said the incident demonstrated the racial hatred for
tribals. "I have also led many agitations, but never had we targeted women.
Adivasis across the country are always looked down upon and do not get the
respect they deserve from people and the government as a whole," Soren said
on Monday after visiting injured protesters.
Former Jharkhand CM Babulal Marandi also waded in as the bandh took a tribal
vs non-tribal hue. He flew into Guwahati Monday afternoon and went straight
for a press conference with the main opposition party Assam Gana Parishad
(AGP). "This is a conspiracy hatched by Congress government," he charged.
Although Guwahati remained largely peaceful in the last phase of the 36-hour
protest that began on Saturday, the stripping incident gave it a new impetus
in many areas where the sponsors, the All Adivasi Students' Association of
Assam, had clout.
vs non-tribal hue. He flew into Guwahati Monday afternoon and went straight
for a press conference with the main opposition party Assam Gana Parishad
(AGP). "This is a conspiracy hatched by Congress government," he charged.
Although Guwahati remained largely peaceful in the last phase of the 36-hour
protest that began on Saturday, the stripping incident gave it a new impetus
in many areas where the sponsors, the All Adivasi Students' Association of
Assam, had clout.
Sporadic violence was reported and bandh supporters attacked one vehicle at
Karigaon in Kokrajhar district, killing one person and injuring two others.
So far, at least six people have been killed in clashes between adivasi
activists and local people. About 250 people have been injured in police
action or clashes.
Karigaon in Kokrajhar district, killing one person and injuring two others.
So far, at least six people have been killed in clashes between adivasi
activists and local people. About 250 people have been injured in police
action or clashes.
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I do agree here. In my personal view - BANDH (Economic Blockade) should be fully banned in entire India. It was a different time, when Gandhi was started non-cooperation movement or kind of BANDH against British Raj but, now days certainly, it can't be justified by anyway. In India we changed the definition of Politics and Social Work and other similar kinds of words. Also, it sounds normal by Indian context as propelled by contextual problems though, its not taken as a normal thing by entire global population. We all citizen should seriously take this issue because, it is stopping and pushing us miles of step back in the modern age of globalization, growing technology and so called booming economy.
Anuj Mishra <anujkmishra@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear Friends,
Dear Friends,
I personally condemn attack on any people from any state also I feel sorry for people who lost their life. Also I personally condemn damaging public and private properties in lieu of private demands from government.
This is common phenomenon in India to damage public and private properties belong to other groups when some group is protesting or agitating for their demand. I did not say that demand of agitating people were right or wrong. It may be right in their terms. But why to damage properties of locals or public when demanding their personal demand. They should protest peacefully and submit demands to government.
In India particularly Bihar and Jharkhand people organize BANDH 10 days average in a month for some of their demand and people who participate in BANDH take this opportunity to vandalise properties of other people like shops, vehicles (It is one of common targets), houses, public offices, public vehicles, trains etc. These people take this opportunity to MARK THEIR PRESENT AS NETA of certain group or society and they become INCH closer to get tickets from some political parties or in other terms GET ANOTHER POLITICAL MILESTONE in their career. They do not know these properties are there for their convenience.
Why this vandalism ? I must say If those protesting people were protesting peacefully then this kind of attack would have been avoided.
Have any news channels given inside stories of news for bus owners, shop owners, vehicle owners etc whose properties has been damaged in BANDH and protest ? In all streets of India there are hundreds of small shopkeepers who earn daily for food for their family. Everybody should respect others priority. I hope when people of India (Particularly Bihar & Jharkhand) understand this then our states also become heaven to stay and make other states heaven too.
SAY NO TO BANDH.
With Best Regards :
Anuj Kumar Mishra
Anuj Kumar Mishra
3 held for stripping tribal woman in Guwahati
Guwahati:* Three youths, two of them postgraduates, were arrested in
Guwahati on Monday on charges of stripping a tribal woman during a protest
march, after photographs of the horrifying act made national headlines and
triggered outrage.
The incident took place on Saturday during a clash between local residents
and tribal protestors belonging to the All Adivasi Students Association
(AASA), in which one person was killed and more than 200 wounded.
and tribal protestors belonging to the All Adivasi Students Association
(AASA), in which one person was killed and more than 200 wounded.
As the mob violence spilled over to various city localities, a group of
youths stripped a young Adivasi woman in full public gaze and later kicked
and punched her private parts. The photographs of the terrorized woman
running naked for her life in one of the city's main thoroughfares in broad
daylight were splashed in local newspapers, evoking a nationwide debate
about the police inaction.
youths stripped a young Adivasi woman in full public gaze and later kicked
and punched her private parts. The photographs of the terrorized woman
running naked for her life in one of the city's main thoroughfares in broad
daylight were splashed in local newspapers, evoking a nationwide debate
about the police inaction.
"This is a shameful act. We have arrested three youths after identifying
them from television footages and newspaper photographs," Chief Minister
Tarun Gogoi told journalists.
them from television footages and newspaper photographs," Chief Minister
Tarun Gogoi told journalists.
The incident evoked angry reaction from rights groups and from all sections
of the society.
of the society.
"This was a moronic act committed by a hoodlum fringe and this incident was
perhaps the darkest face ever Guwahati has shown to the outside world," an
angry Mala Baishya, a college teacher, said.
perhaps the darkest face ever Guwahati has shown to the outside world," an
angry Mala Baishya, a college teacher, said.
Some people who saw the panic-stricken woman running naked took off their
shirts and helped her cover herself, before arranging a vehicle to ferry her
to the nearest police station.
shirts and helped her cover herself, before arranging a vehicle to ferry her
to the nearest police station.
"At least there were some good people who came to her rescue," Pritam
Bordoloi, a doctor, said.
Bordoloi, a doctor, said.
Police have framed charges ranging from rape to molestation on the three
youths.
youths.
The Chief Minister has announced a financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to the
woman.
woman.
"The woman is now totally traumatized after the incident... We are planning
to send her out of Assam for counselling and are thinking of putting her in
a convent so that she does not suffer from humiliation and shame," a senior
tribal leader told *IANS* requesting not to be named.
to send her out of Assam for counselling and are thinking of putting her in
a convent so that she does not suffer from humiliation and shame," a senior
tribal leader told *IANS* requesting not to be named.
The identity of the woman was being protected to avoid further mental trauma
to the victim and her family.
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Outrage over Assam woman assault *
to the victim and her family.
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Outrage over Assam woman assault *
BBC News, Calcutta
[image: Tribals being beaten in Assam] Hundreds of tribals were wounded in
the attack
*Shocking pictures of a tribal woman being stripped and assaulted in India's
north-eastern state of Assam have caused widespread outrage.*
the attack
*Shocking pictures of a tribal woman being stripped and assaulted in India's
north-eastern state of Assam have caused widespread outrage.*
Three men arrested for the assault have been produced in court and remanded
in police custody for 15 days.
in police custody for 15 days.
Police tracked down the alleged attackers who were filmed by television
cameras during Saturday's clashes between the tribals and local people.
cameras during Saturday's clashes between the tribals and local people.
The state government has announced a judicial inquiry into the attack.
*'Beastly attack'*
"This is a shock to the Assamese society as a whole," Mridula Saharia,
chairwoman of the Assam State Commission for Women, told the BBC. "I cannot
believe this is happening in Assam."
chairwoman of the Assam State Commission for Women, told the BBC. "I cannot
believe this is happening in Assam."
[image: A soldier stands guard over tribal protestors in Assam] The
tribals are demanding better opportunities
tribals are demanding better opportunities
Other women's groups and civil society activists in Assam have also
expressed shock and called for tough action against the attackers.
expressed shock and called for tough action against the attackers.
The footage showed the unidentified woman being chased through the streets
by three men wielding wooden clubs.
by three men wielding wooden clubs.
They tore off her clothes, beat her and kicked her as she tried to protect
herself.
herself.
As the terrified woman ran naked through the streets, she was rescued by
some local people.
some local people.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi has announced a judicial inquiry into
Saturday's violence after the TV footage caused a furore across the country.
Saturday's violence after the TV footage caused a furore across the country.
"I cannot see how people can become so beastly," Mr Gogoi said.
*Shops damaged*
After analysing the TV footage, police arrested 18 people for Saturday's
violence, including the three alleged attackers.
violence, including the three alleged attackers.
"The three men are in our custody and we will charge them with outraging the
modesty of the tribal woman and for physical assault," Assam police chief RN
Mathur said.
modesty of the tribal woman and for physical assault," Assam police chief RN
Mathur said.
[image: Map of Assam]
The three men arrested for the assault on the tribal woman include the owner
of a fast-food restaurant in Guwahati.
of a fast-food restaurant in Guwahati.
The restaurant was among hundreds of shops damaged when tribals attending a
rally in the city on Saturday ran amok, smashing cars and shops, when police
refused them permission to hold a procession.
rally in the city on Saturday ran amok, smashing cars and shops, when police
refused them permission to hold a procession.
After police managed to scatter the tribal protesters, angry locals attacked
them.
them.
The tribals say at least 20 of their people were killed but the chief
minister insists only two people died.
minister insists only two people died.
Meanwhile, a 36-hour strike called by tribal groups has paralysed life in
large parts of western and northern Assam.
large parts of western and northern Assam.
The "Adivasis" or tribals are descendants of those brought from central
India by the British more than a century ago to work in the tea gardens of
Assam as indentured labour.
India by the British more than a century ago to work in the tea gardens of
Assam as indentured labour.
They are now demanding recognition as a "Scheduled Tribe" which would bring
them benefits in education and employment.
them benefits in education and employment.
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