Call a Northeastern Chinki, be jailed for 5 yrs The next time you call a person from North East a chinki you could end up behind bars for five years. How many times have you heard someone call a person from the North East chinki? How many times have you called someone from the North East chinki? Now is the time to watch your tongue before you stereotype someone, because calling someone chinki can land you in jail for up to five years. The term, even though derogatory, has become synonymous with people from North East because of their mongoloid features. But in an attempt to prevent racial discrimination against people from the North East, the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked all the states and union territories to book anyone who commits an act of atrocity against people from the region under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Cyberspace has already started debating the pros and cons of this law, and while some people think a rule like this was long due, some feel that five years in jail is a little extreme. We asked people from the North East residing in Delhi if they think that people should be jailed from calling them chinki. Five years? hell, ya! Of course its fair to send someone to jail for calling us chinki! What did Gandhi do when he was thrown out of the train because of his colour? He started a movement. That was in a foreign land, here we are treated differently and called names in our own country! - A 26-year-old sales executive In Delhi, people call North Eastern women chinki, implying that they are easy. This is an attack on a persons integrity and dignity. I am glad steps are being taken to stop this kind of discrimination. - A 20-year-old DU student Sending people to prison is going to result in resentment and hostile behaviour. But sometimes these measures need to be taken because the discrimination against people from the North East in Delhi is appaling. - A 25-year-old JNU student
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 17:47:28 +0000
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