Rijiju announces exclusive helpline for northeast people in Gurgaon GURGAON: Assuring that no stone will be left unturned to stop racist attacks against people from northeast, Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the Centre will soon implement recommendations of Bezbaruah committee formed to look into the issue. The minister also said an exclusive helpline will be set up of for northeast people living in Gurgaon. The home ministry will implement recommendations of the committee headed by M P Bezbaruah, that has looked into various concerns of the people of the northeast region living in different parts of India, especially metropolis, said Rijiju here. The minister was here to review the law and order situation following an attack on three youths from Nagaland by locals on Wednesday night. Rijiju had an hour-long meeting with Gurgaon commissioner of police Alok Mittal, divisional commissioner D P S Nagal and other senior officials of Gurgaon over the incident. He said he has already met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Rajnath Singh on the issue and the government of India is 100 per cent committed to not allow repeated of such incidents. No stone will be left unturned to control such type of hate and racist attacks against northeast people, he said. Integrity and solidarity of the country will not be allowed to be disintegrated as the people of northeast region have equal rights, the minister added. He claimed that his ministry and the people of northeast region are satisfied with civil and police administration of Gurgaon for their quick and right reactions and actions on the recent incident. PTI
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 10:01:47 +0000
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