MHA panel interacts with NE media
Source: The Sangai Express / Ninglun Hanghal

New Delhi, February 22 2014 : The Committee constituted by the MHA to look into the issues of NE people residing in Metro cities today held interaction with few of the Delhi based media persons as part of a series of intense consultations with student groups, organisations and activists.

The committee will also vi-sit various other metro cities including Bangalore, Pune, Chennai and Hyderabad before having a second round of sitting from March 18 in the national capital.

The Committee members feel that there are serious grie-vances specially on policing and feeling of insecurity by the NE people.

The committee will be working towards long term and short term practicable suggestions to the GoI.

Meanwhile, life is seemingly normal in Munirka vil- lage, south Delhi, five days after the rumour of evictions of NE tenants by their landlords hit the streets.

The North East residents including the local populace of Munirka village were busy with their own daily life.

The alleys were buzzing with usual activities, the shop kee-pers, the vegetable vendors, office goers and hawkers.

When the "eviction threat" went viral on the social media, a few of the NE represen- tatives had a meeting with the Vasant Vihar police and the local panchayat/Resident Welfare Association where they came to a conclusion that the panchayat/RWAs will issue a circular which will be pasted on all the walls/mohallas stating that no one from the North east will be discriminated against and to hold re- gular meetings and increase police patrol.

While none of the residents whom The Sangai Express met were aware of any circular by the locals or panchayat/RWAs assuring non evictions nor any other notice, the NE residents did respond that no major untoward incident happened or encountered threats of evictions.

For the past 3/4 days, police patrols have been increas- ed in Munirka village, its inner alleys and major junctions.

A new regulation is being implemented from this week where the whole village were asked to shut down at 10 pm and be indoors thereafter.

Mary (name changed) who opens a small ladies wear outlet in one corner said 2/3 days back the police came and told her to close the shops at 10 pm.

While a mother of three, Sunita (name changed) who managed a small groceries store, said police patrolling have increased and that she was told to close her shop at 10 pm.

Sunita lives in Munirka for more than 5 years.

She narrates that in every society there are black sheep and that NE people did create nuisances as well, especially in the night, she said.

As of now, there is no major incident, but she cautioned, when summer comes problems are likely to come up as NE people mostly come out and loiter around at night time due to the heat.

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