Ashok to visit northeast to seek return of those who fled
The State government on Tuesday said the tight security cover in Bangalore city, including the deployment of the Rapid Action Force, will continue for a week.
Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister R. Ashok told presspersons here that 20 persons have been arrested in connection with spreading rumours, and five have been detained for sending SMS threats. Security personnel have been deployed in sensitive parts of the city to ensure peace and safety to the people from the northeast. Security personnel would discharge their duty in the city for one more week, he said.
A delegation, led by Central Tibetan Administration Home Minister Gyari Dolma, called on Mr. Ashok to thank the State government for giving protection to Tibetans living in parts of Karnataka.
She said about 45,000 Tibetans are living in the State. The exodus of the northeast people began on August 15 triggered by rumours of reprisals over Assam violence and continued for about four days, with up to 30,000 people fleeing Bangaore.
Appeal
Mr. Ashok appealed to the people from the northeast who fled the State, to return to their work and to continue their education. “The deadline of August 20 set by rumour-mongers to create violence and attack northeast people has ended and there was no violence in any part of the State or city,” he said.
Stating that over 3.5 lakh people from northeastern States were living in several parts of Karnataka, he said only 25,000 have returned to their hometowns and the remaining are living here. As part of reaching out to northeasterners and reassure their safety, Mr. Ashok said he planned to visit the northeast to meet those who had fled the city and seek their return.
“Leaders of Nagaland and Manipur have already invited me. If Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi invites me, I will visit that State too,” he said.
Better late then never,I too applaud the steps taken by the state
government to curb violence to suppress the rumour mongers,
governement ,though late but has been able to control the situation
which ,once, seemed to be slipping out of control and all set to
snowball into another humanitarian crisis. The deployment of security
personnel and raiding the perpetrators have redeemed government
reputation and people look confident of restoring faith in the law and
order system.
I strongly belive that this is an end of the turmoil and gala days are
ahead but at the same time Intellidence agencies have to learn the lesson from this and muster up especially in the wake of the festval
season ahead which can drive some anarchist to again hatch another
conspiracy.All praise for the minister for showing the due care and
offering a visit to Asam to help fear-striken people to expedite their
decision to return to their jobs and education since situation has
been brought under control.
I am happy with the steps taken by government but there is one more
point which i see is missing.30,000 People have left home and there has
been large scale panic but in Assam where around 4 lakhs people of not
only Muslims but other religion also and they are human first have been
displaced government has not done anything great to avoid the violence
or there is not much discussion to it.Why??Is there any answer to it?
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