NE merging with north: Rijiju
Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said that days are not far when the north Indians will merge with the north easterners.
In his speech at the Arunachal Pradesh Tribe Festival in Shillong recently, he called the region a mainstream saying that the north east is no less protesting and safeguarding the nation.
According to the minister, the Centre is contemplating a set of stringent laws to stop the incidents racial discrimination which has come down drastically.
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