To ensure the safety of the North-East people living in Delhi, lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary (Home). The Committee will identify concrete mechanism to enhance the safety and security of people from the North-East living in Delhi.
“They will solicit opinions and views of the fellow members from the North-East community living in Delhi to outline key issues. The committee will put in place a system of regular interaction between the district administration, Delhi Police and members of organisations from the North-East to discuss problem areas and to identify remedial measures,” said a Press release issued by the Delhi Government.
The committee will work out institutional mechanisms to ensure that the grievances of persons from the North-East are attended to promptly and effectively. The committee will recommend sensitisation measures to be undertaken, which will ensure mutual respect and peaceful co-existence between all communities and groups, the release said. The committee constituted on February 28 will have representatives from the North-East community.
Further, Jung had asked the police to expedite the probe in cases of racist attacks following which the Delhi Government had also sought an action taken report and comprehensive plan of Delhi Police to deal with racist attacks in the Capital.
Chief Secretary SK Srivastava had asked Police Commissioner, BS Bassi, to submit the report at the earliest.
The other members of the committee are joint commissioner of police (Security), District Magistrates (South-West, North, South, and New Delhi), Deputy Commissioners of Police (North, South and South-West), a nominee from the Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India. People from North-East have faced a slew of attacks in the capital recently. Nido Tania, a youth from Arunachal Pradesh had died after an assault by some shopkeepers in lajpat Nagar. Following that a 14-year-old Manipuri girl was raped in Munirka.