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Bandhs are no solution

Dear Editor,

How many times we are stranded in Balukpong with a sick relative, hours staring at APP check gate to open. How many times we have to over stayed in Tezpur spending our hard earned money just because some xyz had called a Bandh.

How many times we have to leave early from our much loved yearly vacation, just in anticipation that we might miss the flight because of Assam Bandh.

These are very few of instances innumerable agony that Aam Aadmi goes through when some of our self-designated and elected few leaders calls a Bandh.

We all know Bandh has the impact on normal life not because every one is supporting your cause, but people fear that Maruti 800 which was bought on loan is not free of cost unlike your stone and sticks. They fear that the only scooter by which whole family goes for shopping has some more EMIs to be paid to become a proud owner.

I really appreciate, so many citizen bodies coming forward to fight for the justice of Lt. T. Nguso and his family. But what I really don’t appreciate is the calling of Bandh for the same. The twelve-hour Chakka Bandh called by AAPSTWA was really a knee-jerk response for Khandu Govt's knee-jerk reaction for the issue. I can understand the pressure mounting on AAPSTWA but still "Knock -Knock at Khandu's door" could have brought quicker justice than a overrated non-productive monstrous Bandh Call. Lets leave calling a Bandh to terrorist outfit as they don’t have the luxury to organise citizen friendly peace protest. Never had we seen any productive outcome of highly glorified Bandhs, BJPs bharat bandh didn’t do much to soaring price either. We all know for sure that Bandh are taken as holiday for salaried people and punishment for daily wageworkers. Why do we always need to torture our fellow Aam Aadmi to fight any kind of cause?

There are others forms of organizing a protest. Candle-light vigils at India gate for Jessica Lal really did a convincing Job. Chandrasekhar Rao's hunger strike for Telangana did get its desired due.

Why don’t we use peace rallies for the protests? Does our leaders think that the peace Rallies are only for AIDS or Malaria awareness?

Why don’t we invite the concerned minister and authorities for direct one on one public debate on the issues that matters to us? Or we want to stick to the impression that Ministers and Authorities are invited only for inauguration of Pondro (15th) August football tournament or Chekor Festival as chief Guests.

Really we don’t have so many days in a year to accommodate so many organisations who give Bandh calls. The time has come for us to dedicate a day for all the bandhs so that we can organise our work. Due to innumerable Bandh calls Assam have crowned herself the land of "Lahe Lahe" and by looking at rate, at which Bandh calls are happening, I am sure Arunachal is going to be land of "Adda mara Lahe Lahe".

Yours,

Dorjee K Thungon

Chennai, (On email)

Declare withheld results

Dear Editor,

I, on the behalf of the B.A. 1st yr students of Dera Natung Government College, whose results have been withheld, would like to appeal the concerned authority to declare the withheld result on humanitarian ground as early as possible. The victimised students are under tremendous trauma.The trauma is inevitable as many of them, with great hardship, did manage to get themselves registered in the college.

This act of kindness by declaring the results, on the part of the concerned authority, will be a blessing to the students. And will give them a grand chance to learn from their mistake and improve themselves by being more careful and dedicated. I hope that the authority may kindly look into the grievance and take immediate steps.

Yours,

Talo Siga and

Yapung Singkom

New Market Daporijo, Upper Subansiri District

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