“We have agreed that the panchayat/RWAs will issue a circular on Tuesday which will be pasted in all the mohallas stating that no one from the Northeast will be discriminated against and it will specify phone numbers for grievance redress,” said Nepram.
“We have also agreed to hold regular meetings between the communities and increase police patrol,” she added.
Victor (27) from Nagaland said “things are good so far” and he had felt safe in the neighbourhood over the last year that he has lived there.
“While most of the landlords in the area are Jats, about 60 per cent of the tenants are from Manipur, 30 per cent from Nepal and Darjeeling and the rest from other States such as Bihar and Tamil Nadu,” said Bishal Thapa from Darjeeling.
