Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu has strongly condemned the incident of racial abuse faced by three women from the state residing at Malviya Nagar in South Delhi. Terming the incident as shameful, Khandu said that such behavior is absolutely unacceptable and has no place in our society. Immediately after learning about the matter yesterday, I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police, and sought swift and strict action. The CP is in touch with me. The accused are currently absconding, and I have been assured that they will be apprehended at the earliest and dealt with as per law,” the Chief Minister said.
“We stand firmly with our three sisters, and their safety, dignity, and justice remain our highest priority,” he stated.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma also condemned the incident, stating that racial discrimination and sexual harassment of women from the Northeast should not just be a headline, sensationalized, forgotten and revived every time a fresh incident appears.
Terming the incident “completely unacceptable, Sangma further referred to the racial and sexual abuse of a woman from Nagaland who was working as a resident doctor of AIIMS Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, which he said is deeply shameful.
“Outraging a woman’s modesty is not what a civilised nation should tolerate. They are your sisters and daughters too. I urge the authorities to take stringent actions against the perpetrators,” he said.