It was day five of the protest in Delhi by students from India’s north-east and the city’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, finally showed up.
“We appreciate you coming,” says Binalakshmi Nepram, an activist. “But why didn’t you come four days ago?”
People from the north-east have been burning with rage since the death in the capital last week of a 19-year-student, Nido Tania, who was beaten by several men after being racially insulted. Three men have been detained. A further three are being sought. “We will punish the culprits,” says Mr Kejriwal.
“Whoever is guilty in this case, whether it is the police or the accused, we will have to get together to ensure they are hanged.”
The attack on the student from Arunachal Pradesh has highlighted one of the uglier aspects of life in India – namely discrimination towards people from the country’s seven north-eastern states.
Countless numbers from the north-east who come to Delhi to work or study find themselves the victims of insults, over-charging and even violence. They are often too afraid to go to the police. Full story...
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“We appreciate you coming,” says Binalakshmi Nepram, an activist. “But why didn’t you come four days ago?”
People from the north-east have been burning with rage since the death in the capital last week of a 19-year-student, Nido Tania, who was beaten by several men after being racially insulted. Three men have been detained. A further three are being sought. “We will punish the culprits,” says Mr Kejriwal.
“Whoever is guilty in this case, whether it is the police or the accused, we will have to get together to ensure they are hanged.”
The attack on the student from Arunachal Pradesh has highlighted one of the uglier aspects of life in India – namely discrimination towards people from the country’s seven north-eastern states.
Countless numbers from the north-east who come to Delhi to work or study find themselves the victims of insults, over-charging and even violence. They are often too afraid to go to the police. Full story...
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