Shillong, Feb 24: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has condemned the alleged racial attack on three women from Arunachal Pradesh in New Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, terming it “unacceptable” and that the incident has put the country “two steps back”.
“The recent incident… is truly unfortunate and… unacceptable in today’s world… The language used and the body language is… very sad and I must say inexcusable,” Sangma told reporters, stressing that in a “diverse nation like India, we need to respect each other”.
He assured action and support for the victims, offering to take the matter “to the highest level”.
“I appeal to everyone that this is not something that we should encourage… people should speak out. I hope that the local leaders there in Delhi, as well as the different leaders in terms of the community leaders, also will take serious steps to ensure that such incidents do not happen… I do encourage that more and more awareness programs…specially for the people of North East,” the CM stated.
“People should speak out… I don’t mean to say bad things about others… speaking out only means you support one another… create awareness to people who may not understand…,” he added.
