The committee, set up by the government to suggest measures to address concerns of people from the Northeast following outrage over the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh, has been expanded with the inclusion of four members.
The four members drafted in the committee, headed by former IAS officer M P Bezbaruah, are Marina Nido, mother of the student Nido Tania who died after being allegedly beaten by some shopkeepers in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar, former IPS officer S T Sangliana and students leaders J Mavio and J T Tagam from Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh respectively.
Former IAS officers H W T Syeim, Allen Temshi Jamir, Tape Bagra and P Bharat Singh will be members of the committee which will have Deputy Secretary in Ministry of Home Affairs S Saha as Member-Secretary.
The government today announced the Terms of Reference of the Committee. They are:
(i) To examine the various kinds of concerns, including concerns regarding security, of the persons hailing from the North Eastern states.
(ii) To examine the causes behind the attacks/violence and discrimination against the people from North-Eastern states.
(iii) To suggest measures to be taken by the government to address these concerns.
(iv) To suggest legal remedies to address these concerns.
The committee is holding its meeting till February 22 and will again meet from March 18 onwards in Nagaland House, 29, Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi for interaction with the students/professionals and other various persons from the North Eastern States living in Delhi, NGOs, students organisations and other associations for seeking their suggestions in this regard.
Suggestions can also be sent by e-mail at mpbcomm.Northeast@gmail.Com and also by post to S Saha, Member Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Room No. 172-C, North Block, New Delhi.
