Srinagar, Dec. 31 -- Awami Ittehad Party leader and jailed MP from Baramulla Er Rashid on Tuesday said that racist are given free hand to attack minorities of north east and Jammu and Kashmir.

To express sympathy with the family of Angel Chakma, an MBA student, Rashid will observe a day-long hunger strike in Tihar Jail on December 31.

In a statement through his legal team, Rashid said, "It is unfortunate and shameful that cries of deceased Angle Chakma could convince the 'racist' goons that the victim was an Indian. It took the Uttarakhand government 14 days to react only when Chakma died in Dehradun hospital. People have a right to ask why was victim not shifted to Delhi for better medical care."

Er Rashid in a statement further said ...