Our Flag, our Republic

Our Flag, our Republic

For about three decades now, the ULFA and other insurgent/terrorist outfits have taken away the flag from us — especially from our children. This has been done by the simple expedient of telling people to stay away from Republic Day and Independence Day functions. Three decades is more than one generation. Many of our children do not know what our flag looks like. Those who do, are often not sure whether the top band is saffron or green. This is a sad state of affairs for growing children — not to have a flag and a country that one can proudly call one’s own just because some groups have been trying to carve out a land of their own for 30 years. Children and their parents stay away from these functions because the guns of militants talk louder than the guns of frightened policemen. And the ULFA did not spare women and children in Dhemaji. Let us all have our own celebrations — in our schools and our homes. The militants cannot get to all homes and all schools. Let us show the world that we do have a flag and a country. And let us do this with pride. source: sentinel assam