India, Jan. 1 -- The Tipra Motha Party (TMP), an ally of the BJP-led government in Tripura, on Wednesday called on the Centre to urgently bring in a comprehensive anti-racial discrimination law to protect people from the Northeast living in other parts of the country.

Addressing a press conference, TMP spokespersons Rajeshwar Debbarma, C K Jamatia and Anthony Debbarma said the lack of a dedicated legal framework against racism had allowed incidents of discrimination and racially motivated violence to persist. They argued that a specific law would enable effective action against such offences and help deter crimes targeting people from the region.

The demand follows the killing of Tripura native Anjel Chakma, who died after a brutal assa...