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Respite for ethnic Nepalis
DARJEELING, MAY 24 -
Displaced Nepali speaking people have started returning to the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya after the indigenous Khasi community there vowed not to attack them.
The Khasis reportedly have said their movement is against the government not against ethnic Nepalis.
“Life is gradually returning to normal here. Hundreds of Nepali speaking people, who had been taking shelter in Jayanti hills, started returning homes following the commitment of the Khasi community,” said Diwakar Poudel, a Nepali speaking man in Meghalaya.
A large number of paramilitary force of Meghalaya and Assam has been deployed in the disputed Langapi village to maintain security.
Local newspapers ran reports on their Monday edition that the Khasi community has put off their movement for a month. The Khasis, however, have threatened to launch stringent protest programmes if the government paid no heed to solve the land dispute of Langapi within a month. Both Meghalaya and Assam claim the bordering village.
Seven Khasis and five Nepali speaking people lost their lives in the past nine days in Meghalaya. About 15,000 ethnic Nepali had been displaced.
Posted on: 2010-05-25 07:33
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