Editor,
Meghalaya must be the only State in India where public representatives and NGOs fall at the feet of terrorists and beg them to call off a ‘bandh’. What a shame to our country! These gutless people have brought dishonour to our State and disgraced themselves with their craven attitude. Are these really the people we are supposed to look to for guidance? I think a billy goat has more common sense than the sum total of our politicians and NGOs. Haven’t these morons realized that their cowardly actions will only make these groups stronger in the eyes of the people? Or is this what they secretly want? The attitude of public representatives and NGOs during bandhs and strikes called by terrorist organizations and dubious groups calling themselves NGOs bears investigation. Their actions suggest they have a vested interest in supporting them inwardly. Such people are the real traitors of this nation.
Yours etc.,
Kevin Pariat
Shillong-6
Why are the leaders silent?
Editor,
Kudos to Hon’ble Home Minister Roshan Warjri for coming out openly to ask people to defy the thoughtless BANDH of the HNLC. Seems she is the only one wearing the pants in the Government!
Also I wonder why other “leaders” across the spectrum i.e Assembly/ District Council Members, bureaucrats, police bigwigs and Dorbar “Mighties” are eloquently silent. Her appeal would have been more effective if some concrete steps to counter such Bandh calls were also announced.
Yours etc.
Lt.Col. (Retd.) Anjan Datta.
Shillong -4
Civil society speaks
Editor,
I am in complete agreement with Sumarbin Umdor about the need to spread the idea of tolerance. He is right that there are cases of backlash. During the NEHU violence episode some miscreants in Assam were threatening innocent Khasi students. Though important social forces and Governments both in Meghalaya and Assam denied it in the well intentioned hope that denial will help stop it but what it took was advice of some concerned people both in Shillong and Guwahati that harassing innocent people does not help solve any problem. We need to learn to respect each other’s rights and cultivate tolerance of dissent and criticism. Happy to see that real civil society has been growing.
Yours etc.,
Apurba K Baruah,
NEHU.
Shillong-22
