Foreign Minister Dipu Moni yesterday said Indian High Commissioner Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty might have violated diplomatic norms through his comments on controversial Tipaimukh dam and Bangladeshi water experts.
This comes after Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty has said, over the last two years, as he has graced our humble land with his beatific presence:
- Tipaimukh Dam is being opposed by “so-called” Bangladeshi experts on water-management.
- Bangladesh will not be affected by the Tipaimukh Dam.
- India will exercise sole control over all water flowing through the Tipaimulh Dam.
- Most Bangladeshi expers opposing the Tipaimukh Dam are misinformed.
- No international law can stop India from constructing the Tipaimukh Dam.
- BNP is opposing the Tipaimukh Dam solely to get political mileage.
- Any accusation that India is depriving Bangladesh of its due share of water is just empty political solgan.
- Anyone who says that India has not consulted Bangladesh over Tipaimukh Dam is lying.
- Those opposing the Tipaimukh Dam are only trying to poison the minds of friendly people of Bangladesh against India.
- There would be no problems holding the December 2008 parliamentary election under Emergency Law.
And, my personal favorite:
- India will not starve its own citizens just to send help to Bangladesh.
July 10, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Could someone please post what the scope of this Dam project is or where one can be found. oficial & otherwise (To make an informed decision we need both. We should not be automatically opposed to hydro-electric/irrigation projects just because they are being constructed by India.)
Also noticed there is a lot of opposition within India to this Dam project. Have any linkages been made with such groups both Mizoram and India. Joint action etc
BTW Pinaki is just like us. He is a Bengali afterall so prone to easy hyperbole and sloganeering. Which goes to show nation-state created borders & religion are artificial constructs & doesnt change our common genetic dispositions.
I know my ambivalence on this issue might annoy the flag waivers in our midst but so be it. Welcome to the discussion.
July 15, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Robin bhai, you’re very right that Pinak is just like us — prone to hyperbole and emotional outbursts. I figure he has singlehandedly done more to bolster anti-Indian sentiments than the entire rightwing Bangladeshi media could have done. For all we know, he may well be Deshi rightwing mole.
July 17, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Robin, For an objective analysis based on the Indian EIA report on Tipaimukh dam and a thorough study of the downstream ecology, I would suggest this Daily Star lead story.
http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2009/07/02/cover.htm
August 25, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Such an issue… Though we are not dumb nation that even strong protest against Pinak words are not placed!
It is such a violation of political norms!
October 21, 2009 at 11:52 am
Rumi Bhai, “touts and brokers” part-ta bad pore gese.