(IN): MLAs fed up with monkeys, dogs- Government forms panel to rein in four

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Dear All,

 

Please see how friendly the people of Assam are with animals, and the

situation is not at all what the politicians have decided to blow up

with the primates.

 

Do see the following link for the picture with the caption below:

 

http://www.telegraphindia.com/section/northeast/index.asp

 

Caption:

 

" A traffic policeman pours a bottle of water on a shell-shocked monkey

in Tezpur on Monday after it fell from a pole after receiving an

electric shock. Picture by Eastern Projections "

 

Azam Siddiqui

 

 

aapn , " AZAM SIDDIQUI " <azam24x7 wrote:

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> Link:

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071117/asp/guwahati/story_8558022.asp

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> MLAs fed up with monkeys, dogs*

> *- Government forms panel to rein in four-legged tormentors* A STAFF

> REPORTER

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> *Guwahati, Nov. 16:* The stray dog who dared to vomit in the

corridor of

> the Assembly when the honourable Speaker was passing by cannot

possibly be

> identified and punished. Neither can the cellphone and toothpaste-loving

> monkeys who torment several legislators' constituencies or the

canines who

> spoil their morning walks in the residential wing of the capital

complex.

>

> But that has not stopped Assam's elected representatives from

insisting on

> and getting yet another " high-powered committee " , this time to find

out how

> how to keep simians and stray dogs from ruining their peace of mind.

>

> After four days of animated debates on weighty topics ranging from

floods

> and digital electricity meters to Prafulla Kumar Mahanta's

indictment for

> the " secret killings " , peals of laughter echoed in the Assembly today as

> legislators found time to narrate stories of their close encounters with

> monkeys and dogs.

>

> It did lighten up the atmosphere and elicit some cheeky remarks, but the

> legislators who spoke about their experiences looked suitably serious.

> Veterinary minister Khorsing Ingti promised action against stray

dogs when

> Speaker Tanka Bahadur Rai corroborated reports about canines soiling the

> hallowed corridors of the Assembly.

>

> Some legislators whined about a pack of stray dogs lurking in the

complex,

> ready to attack them during their morning walks and other outdoor

> activities.

>

> Guneshwar Das of the Assam United Democratic Front spoke about monkeys

> harassing people in Raha constituency, while Hiren Das of the AGP said

> simians in his area, Mangaldoi, specialised in snatching cellphones from

> passersby. Das did not stop at that. " The monkeys even take away

toothpaste

> to maybe brush their teeth or something like that, " he added, leading to

> guffaws all around.

>

> His party colleague from Hajo, Nurul Hussain, claimed that his

constituency

> had the most number of monkeys and that people were fed up with them.

>

> Education minister Ripun Bora admitted it was a unique problem and

needed

> attention, and another member did an educated analysis of the link

between

> destruction of monkey habitats and their proliferation in human

settlements.

>

>

> Forest minister Rockybul Hussain gave a committee headed by the chief

> conservator of forests (research, education & working plan), R.P.

Agarwal,

> and including the DFO of the Assam State Zoo, Narayan Mahanta, three

months

> to suggest corrective measures.

>

> Till then, legislators will just have to wag the dog who soils the

corridor

> and endure the monkey who sneers at them from the safety of his

favourite

> tree.

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