Khaw he! Hei update ei tih: Arunachal students death: After Rahul meets protesters, Kejriwal to sit on dharna NEW DELHI: Representatives of several students unions from the northeast on Monday met Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal demanding speedy justice for Nido Tania, a student from Arunachal Pradesh who died following an alleged attack by some shopkeepers here. The students delegation, accompanied by union minister of state for minority affairs Ninong Ering, submitted a memorandum to the chief minister in this regard. They also demanded formation of a committee under Delhi government to look into all cases of racial discrimination not just for the people from the northeast but also people coming from all parts of the country. Another demand in the memorandum was to include history and culture of northeast in Delhi education syllabus. Speaking to reporters after meeting Kejriwal, activist Binalakshmi Nepram said the chief minister had assured them of taking up the issue with the LG and press for immediate police action in the case. Representatives of the students unions said they will sit on an indefinite dharna from today at Jantar Mantar. Kejriwal has also assured us that that he too will join us in the protest, said Nepram. She alleged that even after three days of the incident, police are trying to shield the culprits. Police have done a lot of blunders, they first made the victim sign a paper saying that he is medically alright, the FIR was not filled immediately. They are now claiming that until the viscera report is out, they do not know the cause of death, she said. Nepram also demanded the Centre enact an anti-racial discrimination law to prevent the repetition of such incidents. More than 60 per cent of young people who come out of Northeast to study or work are living in Delhi. We are treated like second class citizens here. This issue is not just concerned with Delhi government but also the Centre. We demand that an anti-racial discrimination law be enacted, she said. Meanwhile, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday evening met students at Jantar Mantar who were holding a candlelight vigil for Nido Tania. My spirit and heart is with you. I am 100 percent with you, said Rahul Gandhi in a show of solidarity with these students. You can expect very strict action against people who did this, he added. Talking to students from the northeast, Rahul Gandhi said, Which India matters to you? Only one India matters to me where there is justice. What has happened is totally unacceptable, the Congress vice president said. Earlier on Monday, scores of students of Delhi University also staged a protest at the Arts Faculty building in North Campus demanding immediate arrest of the culprits in connection with the death of Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania. The students, led by National Students Union of India (NSUI), said if culprits are not soon arrested, they would intensify their agitation. Around 200 students from different colleges attempted to take out a protest march but Delhi Police personnel didnt allow the them to do so. Thereafter, the students staged the protest at the Arts Faculty and demanded justice for 19-year-old Nido who was allegedly assaulted by some shopkeepers, which later led to his death in Lajpat Nagar area. We have come here to demand justice for the student from the northeast. All DU students are with the parents of Nido. Police should immediately arrest the culprits responsible for this brutal death. If police fail to do so, hundreds of students would launch a serious protest against the police, said Amrish Ranjan Pandey, a spokesperson of NSUI. Pandey also said Delhi government should also ensure the security of students from the northeast as there are hundreds of students from the region here. In this situation, government needs to come up with effective steps for their security, he added. MHA asks Delhi Police for zero tolerance The Centre on Monday directed Delhi Police to adopt zero tolerance approach in cases of attacks on people from northeast and asked it to strictly follow the guidelines in providing security to those hailing from the region. At a high-level meeting, the home ministry directed Delhi Police to immediately register cases of atrocities on people of northeastern region, launch probe upon receiving complaints and book the guilty. Delhi Police was also asked to sensitize all police stations about the people of northeastern region living in their respective jurisdiction and resolve their grievances. This came in the wake of a series of attacks on people from the northeast in the national capital recently, including death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh allegedly after assault by a group of people in Lajpat Nagar. The home ministry reminded the city police about the four-page detailed guidelines it issued last year and asked it strictly adhere to them. According to the guidelines, issued to all state chief secretaries and DGPs and Delhi Police Commissioner, the police forces were asked to increase visible security at places where the people of northeast study, work or reside, maintain utmost vigil in communal and hyper sensitive areas without giving any room for spreading of rumours inciting communal passion. Monitoring of social networking sites on a daily basis for detection of malicious mails, assessment of the mood and temper of the people from northeastern states and their grievances on a regular basis. The Home Ministry guidelines said an SP or a DCP should be designated as the nodal officer for interaction with representatives of the northeastern community for understanding their grievances, holding meetings once in two months with the students or residents from northeast and send minutes to the Additional Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police. Police has been asked to encourage students and other people from the northeast to be present in regular meetings with residents welfare associations at police stations and district levels. Beat officers and PCR staff deployed in areas in which there are pockets of citizens hailing from the northeast need to be sensitized properly by the SHO, a website under the name of police for northeast indicating the name of the state/UT/Metro cities need to be launched so that common people from the region can log in and put forth their grievances and suggestions. The guidelines said an officer of the rank of ADGP or Joint Commissioner of Police may be designated to review the report of nodal officer on monthly basis regarding implementation of the said security plan. The DGP or Commissioner of Police of the state or UT concerned may review security plan periodically, state governments or UTs may send quarterly report with regard to implementation of security plan to the Home Ministry regularly, it said. timesofindia.indiatimes/city/delhi/Arunachal-students-death-After-Rahul-meets-protesters-Kejriwal-to-sit-on-dharna/articleshow/29825105.cms
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:21:19 +0000
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