NESO demands security, safety of NE people in Delhi, NCR

North East Students Organisation demonstrated before Raj Bhavan demanding justice for Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Taniam and security and safety to the Northeast people in Delhi and the NCR region.

Guwahati: The North East Students Organisation on Friday demonstrated before the Raj Bhavan here demanding justice for Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Taniam and security and safety to the Northeast people in Delhi and the NCR region.

The members of the apex body of student organisations in the North East also condemned the rape in Munirka in Delhi on February 7 of a minor girl from Mizoram settled in Manipur, during the protests this morning. The protesters shouted slogans and held up placards reading `PM`s silence is unhelpful`, `Hang the killers of Nido`, `We need anti-racism law`, `Stop Racism and racial discrimination`, `Stop atrocities against North-East students in Delhi`. NESO chairman Samuel Jeora, NESO and AASU adviser Dr Samujjal Bhattacharjee among other student leaders demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who represented Assam and the region in Parliament, to ensure security and safety of the people of the North East in Delhi and NCR region. They also said that NESO would soon meet the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister on issues of North East students in Delhi and NCR region.