Agartala, Dec. 31 -- Congress Working Committee member and Tripura MLA Sudip Roy Barman has called on the central government to urgently introduce an anti-racism bill in Parliament to protect the people of Northeast India from racial discrimination and attacks in other parts of the country.
Leading a silent protest rally seeking justice for Tripura's Anjel Chakma, who succumbed in a Dehradun hospital after a racially motivated attack on December 9, Roy Barman highlighted the alarming frequency of such incidents, especially in central India.
He emphasised that despite repeated occurrences, no substantial measures have been implemented at a national level to address the issue. Expressing concern over the widespread ignorance about Northeast...