By India Tomorrow News,
New Delhi, 10 Feb 2014: Rising in solidarity with the people of India’s North East region living in Delhi, the Jamia Millia Islamia authorities on Monday condemned recent alleged racial attacks and assured students of the region studying at the central university of full security.
Vice Chancellor Prof S M Sajid asked the students of the North East region to approach him by Email Id, phone call in case he/she feels insecure or has any other concern. He was heading a meeting of students, teachers, staff of the varsity to discuss issues regarding the safety and security of the students of North East region studying in Jamia. The meeting shared concerns about growing crime against members from the north east region with the objective of building confidence of one and all.
The meeting began with the members offering condolence to Nido Taniam, a student from Arunachal Pradesh who died in a gruesome incident in Delhi recently. The house observed silence in his memory.
The VC, in his remarks, condemned the incident and said that no life should be sacrificed because of prevalent prejudice and lack of understanding. He said “Being an academic institution, we can play a bigger role in educating people to live in shared spaces with people from not just other parts of the country but from all walks of life.”
The meeting was also addressed by Prof. S.M. Ashraf, Registrar, Prof. Sanjoy Hazarika, Director, North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia.
