The murder of Ramchanphy Hongray on October 24 is a clear reflection of the deviant mindset, the organizations stated. “Besides it equally disagrees with the defensive remarks of the Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police to the nature of the crime that had been perpetrated by the accused, terming it as another isolated ‘obsessive compulsive disorder’ case.
No matter what the gravity of the crime is, it is a crime against humanity and the culprit should not be given leniency under any exemptible pretext,” the statement said.
The Government of Delhi and the Government of India, the organizations also said, should be “ashamed of the obnoxious crimes on the rise especially discriminations against women before their doorstep.” The Naga civil society will not hesitate to question the Indian authority as to whether the people of North Eastern Region are lesser humans, they said.
The organizations have demanded from the Government of India proper mechanisms be put into place to provide security and restore confidence in the rule of law. The northeast people continue to be oppressed, suppressed and alienated by the castiest psyche imbedded in the Indian ruling class, it said.
The NE people are also urged to join in solidarity to resist the “systematic policy” to make the regions community a subservient category in the modern Indian society. “The response from the concern Delhi authority has been predominantly racist to the northeasterner all these years of post independent India era and the insensitivity of the state policy to the attitude of racial arrogance of the dominant community so far makes it a party to the crimes being perpetrated thus far,” it stated.
Further, the international community is urged to take note that the Indian state is basically mouthing democracy while the common northeasterners are subject to senseless violence. “Back in northeast hinterlands, the people are being ‘domesticated’ through militarization for more half a century where as they dominant society willingly allows the tentacles of casteism and prejudice to rule the so call civilized metro city of India,” it added.
Delhi police pledge befitting punishment
Dimapur| October 29 : Following the murder of a 19-year-old Naga girl in Delhi on October 24, South Delhi’s Deputy Commissioner of Police today met leaders of the Naga Students’ Union Delhi (NSUD). According to NSUD’s President Luikang Lamak, the police commissioner has assured full cooperation and said befitting punishment will be awarded to the accused.
The DCP has called for another meeting next month, the NSUD informed. The Protocol Officer of Nagaland House also attended the meeting where several issues confronting north east students were discussed.
Also, it is learned that the NE community will be holding a mass rally tomorrow at 2:00 pm, organised by the NSUD in protest against crimes perpetrated on people from the north east in Delhi. The march will begin from Jantar Mantar up till the Parliament Street. All north easterners studying and working in Delhi are expected to participate in the rally, including non-governmental organizations. Eminent persons will also be speaking.
Lamak said that a memorandum will be presented to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, which will also be forwarded to all the chief ministers and governors of NE.
Further, the NSUD met the Governor of Nagaland Nikhil Kumar this evening. He is said to have assured of his best in protecting the North East community.
The NSUD president said that although assurance has been given, if similar incidents take place in future, the blame will be on the government for neglecting the plight of the NE community in Delhi and other metros. He said that things would be easier if the governors and the chief ministers of the Seven Sister States come together and tackle the issue.
Also, concerned over the spate of attacks on women from NE, a group of NE students today sought the Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s help in ensuring their safety and security. “Rahul Gandhi said he is seriously concerned about the incidents and suggested that there should be round the clock police patrolling in areas where students from the region are staying,” Sira Kharay, vice president of NSUD was quoted by a news agency.
Rahul assured his full cooperation to the students from the region, Kharay said. The student’s body also met minister of state in Prime Minister’s Office, Prithvi Raj Chavan, and submitted a memorandum demanding a series of measures to ensure that students from the region do not face “racial discrimination.”