MHA studying Bezbaruah report
Source: The Sangai Express / Press Trust of India

New Delhi, July 22 2014: The Home Ministry is studying the report of MP Bezbaruah committee, set up to look into concerns of people from the Northeast living in different parts of the country, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said today.

Speaking to reporters outside Parliament House, Rijiju said that it was disturbing that a Manipuri man was killed in Delhi.

"Police have taken immediate action and arrested three persons in this connection.

Two other persons are being chased," he added.

A 29-year-old Manipuri man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of five men in a suspected case of road rage in South Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area in the wee hours yesterday.

Asked about the efforts for inducting people from the Northeast into the police force in the national capital, the Minister said that they were looking into the policy in this regard.

Queried about reports on some Northeastern states not being able to depute their police personnel in Delhi, he said that the Bezbaruah committee report is being studied.

"We are looking into the implementable suggestions of the report," he added.

The committee, constituted under the chairmanship of M P Bezbaruah, a retired IAS officer, in February 2014, has submitted its reported to the Union Home Ministry.

Meanwhile, Congress today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the killing of the Manipuri man in South Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area in the wee hours yesterday, saying he should fulfil the promise he had made regarding the security of Indians during the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls.

Party spokesperson Randip Surjewala also demanded that the government implement the recommendations of Bezbaruah committee report, which was set up to look into concerns of people from the Northeast living in different parts of the country in the wake of Arunachal Pradesh youth Nido Tania's killing.

"When the murder of Nido Tania took place, the present Prime Minister visited Tania's family and the BJP tried to politicise the issue.

We would like to remind him of the solemn promises made by him to the people of North East at that time.

"We request the government of India and the Prime Minister to remember those promises and fulfil them," he said.

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