All support, safety for North-easterns, assures Ashok

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsCarrying more than 1,000 people from different Northeastern states, a special train arranged by the North East Frontier Railway is expected to arrive at City Railway Station in the wee hours of Tuesday.As many as 34,000 people, who left the state following rumours about threat to their lives, are expected to come back.In the last 15 days, the inter-state ties between Karnataka and the seven Northeastern states was not only strengthened, but has also resulted in a stronger way to deal with the issues that people from these parts face in the state.“We met all the seven chief ministers and the home ministers of Northeastern states. We have requested them to assign nodal officers to address the problems. The nodal officers will coordinate with people from their communities in the city and keep the state government informed about their problems. This way, even if these people from Northeast are worried about the police not responding, their nodal officers would fill that void,” Home and Deputy Chief Minister R Ashok told Express on Monday.The situation, Ashok explained, arose because of the violence in Assam and the clashes in Mumbai. “We have assured support and security to the people of Northeastern states. We will ensure that all of them find jobs and accommodation and students can return to their colleges,” the minister said.first published:September 04, 2012, 09:43 ISTlast updated:September 04, 2012, 09:43 IST
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Carrying more than 1,000 people from different Northeastern states, a special train arranged by the North East Frontier Railway is expected to arrive at City Railway Station in the wee hours of Tuesday.

As many as 34,000 people, who left the state following rumours about threat to their lives, are expected to come back.

In the last 15 days, the inter-state ties between Karnataka and the seven Northeastern states was not only strengthened, but has also resulted in a stronger way to deal with the issues that people from these parts face in the state.

“We met all the seven chief ministers and the home ministers of Northeastern states. We have requested them to assign nodal officers to address the problems. The nodal officers will coordinate with people from their communities in the city and keep the state government informed about their problems. This way, even if these people from Northeast are worried about the police not responding, their nodal officers would fill that void,” Home and Deputy Chief Minister R Ashok told Express on Monday.

The situation, Ashok explained, arose because of the violence in Assam and the clashes in Mumbai.

“We have assured support and security to the people of Northeastern states. We will ensure that all of them find jobs and accommodation and students can return to their colleges,” the minister said.