Welcome, Mr. Sarbananda Sonowal!

There was a time, not too long ago, when I wanted to perform the same response to Tarun Gogoi, alias Mr. Joker, as the girl to whom I would have probably wanted to propose!

Slap, of course!

Now, obviously, I pity the old man, who probably thought his wide smirk, which proudly displayed his fossilized teeth would be enough to fool the people of Assam, once again. 15 years of royalty, 15 years of joviality for Mr. Corruption has all but ended today! Such happiness!

The winds of change are here and after 15 hideous years, we would be finally getting a new Chief Minister. Phew! And while the joker, who sat on the Golden throne of our heritage-filled state, was filled with confidence just like two years ago in their disastrous 2014 General Elections, people began to ponder for some actual developments within Assam. Over these dreadful years, Assam has only seen the progress map flow down the drain. BJP haters were invariably broadening their territory and hence, been habitually beleaguering our existence! So, with a lot of hope, I welcome Mr. Sarbananda Sonowal and in sincere belief that he reverses all the negativity around our state, I put down a few important issues plaguing Assam:

The One-Horned Rhinoceros: Simply put, this endangered and treasured state animal of Assam has been high on the decline because of poaching. Years have passed and our joker-on-throne has not seriously taken this matter in any of his previous terms. Hope is all I can do for the new BJP government to make matters commendable. Nobody wants the one-horned rhino to be extinct!

    Flood: It has been taken for granted that floods are an integral part of Assam. Whether assuring that flood occurs even in more advanced areas of our planet to turning a blind eye to this horrible calamity over these years, Mr. Joker has been grinning his teeth as wide as possible, thinking a blanket and a mosquito net donated to under-privileged people would save his golden seat. People of Assam would surely want to be rid of this serious obstacle with this transition.

   

    

    Electricity: Long ago, as a very tender-aged kid, I would wish that my cartoon programs on TV don’t get interrupted due to load shedding. 24 hour electricity had been an indefinite dream of my younger self. There are still numerous places in Assam which haven’t yet seen electricity or where load-shedding is as bad as zero supply. As a new era beckons, I hope the new generation of toddlers would never have to witness darkness while their delicate self would get to enjoy a seamless, steady supply of electricity without breaking out.  

   

   Unemployment: While some of the uneducated politicians earn crores and crores of bucks, many of the unfortunate young people lay at home, without a job. By solving this issue, petty thieves and meager crimes would be put to an end. This has long been derailing the progress of our state and has been a hindrance to development since eternity. Let new opportunities, along with large number of jobs knock on the door of the young Assamese genesis, with this new Government. Hail this transformation!

    Corruption: As many would say it, corruption is an open secret in Assam. Ever since occupying the hot seat, Mr. Joker, along with his cabinet of equally useless ministers, has been filling their pockets with majority of the funds ordained from the Central Government. For the greater part of the past decade and half, no substantial development has been seen, even with the huge flush of funds from the Centre, . Roads are still filled with potholes, infrastructures of Government colleges across the state still lay in a sorry state and honestly, how many of you would seriously want to visit the woeful and pitiful-conditioned state-Government-run Hospitals?

   Sports: Sports, in Assam runs parallel with corruption in the state. How many sportspersons have you seen from our state perform in the international stage? It would be a terrible joke to even consider athletics or any other sports like football, if I discuss about sports in India. But take cricket, being the most maddening and followed sport in India. How many Assamese cricketers have you seen representing India in the International platform? Instead of sucking money from young and budding sportspersons in their training, strides should be taken so that their talent is recognized internationally or even nationally! 
     On the hindsight, can you name the person below? Do leave a comment below!
As a prize, I would take you out for a cup of coffee!

       Bangladeshis: Our state joker has been continuously misleading people of our state by falsely instigating a religious war amongst the various blends of multi-cultured Assamese people. Illegal migrants from the neighboring state have been a constant barnacle in our society. The identity of our state has been long threatened by Congress due to their ignorance in tackling this sensible subject. I sincerely pray that Assam doesn’t get replaced by a mini-Bangladesh!

Let’s all hope and beseech for an Assam, which only goes upwards in the evolution curve from here onwards.

The East Wind has finally arrived!