NE Helple welcomes MHA's Directive
New Delhi, June 4: North East Support Centre and Helpline welcomed the decision made by the Ministry of Home Affair to book the racial discrimination against people from North East India under Scheduled Caste and Tribes Prevention of Atrocity Act.
The MHA has served notice to all states and Union Territories to follow the instructions. The move has been long demand by NE Helpline and it is a milestone move, NE Support Centre's spokesman said.
The spokesman furthered that the offenders of racial attack and discrimination could be imprisoned up to five years with non-bailable and police who failed to act could be imprisoned up to one year.
He said, "The NE Helpline believes that if law enforcing agencies follow the order, the racial discrimination could reduced and controlled. The North East Support Centre and Helpline will follow how the law enforcing agencies follow this order."
The MHA has served notice to all states and Union Territories to follow the instructions. The move has been long demand by NE Helpline and it is a milestone move, NE Support Centre's spokesman said.
The spokesman furthered that the offenders of racial attack and discrimination could be imprisoned up to five years with non-bailable and police who failed to act could be imprisoned up to one year.
He said, "The NE Helpline believes that if law enforcing agencies follow the order, the racial discrimination could reduced and controlled. The North East Support Centre and Helpline will follow how the law enforcing agencies follow this order."
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