North-East Indians in Delhi
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ATTACKS on North-East Indians in Delhi
2014
Jan 29 | Nido Tania (19) battered allegedly by a group of men in Lajpat Nagar. Owners of a sweet shop passed racial comments about his hair. Angered, Nido smashed the glass counter and was assaulted brutally. Nido died
Feb 7 | A 14-year-old girl raped and assaulted allegedly by her landlord’s son in Munirka village Feb 9 | Two Manipuri boys roughed up near Madangir market after a quarrel
Mar 25 | A couple in Munirka beaten up by landlord’s son and goons for trying to step out at night
Mar 29 | Six youths from the northeast beaten with rods at Sikanderpur in Gurgaon. Two develop hearing impairment
The government’s committee to address the issue of racial discrimination in cities
After the murder of Arunachal youth Nido Tania, the home ministry had set up a committee to address the issue of racial discrimination in cities. The committee was formed after vehement protests at Jantar Mantar and other places.
Its members were retired bureaucrats from all eight northeastern states.
The committee, headed by M P Bezbaruah, former IAS officer and member of North Eastern Council (NEC), had held a few meetings with people from the northeast in Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
The North East India Forum against Racism (NEIFAR), a coalition of student organizations and activists with over 100 members have also written to the ministry for the inclusion of a retired Supreme Court judge and an academician.
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Govt’s NE panel fails to file report on time<> Students And Activists From Region Upset<> By Jayashree Nandi TNN The Times of India
