Short Film on North East People Released; Delhi Police Ask for Embracing and Reducing the Feeling of Insecurity among Them
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30 July, 2022 05:31 pm IST
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Short Film on North East People Released; Delhi Police Ask for Embracing and Reducing the Feeling of Insecurity among Them
New Delhi, 30th July 2022: With the motto "Let's put a “complete stop” to discrimination towards people from the Northeast", the Delhi police released a short film as part of a new initiative to stop discrimination against the people of the Northeast on Friday, the 29th July 2022.
The film talks about embracing the people of the Northeast and reducing their feelings of insecurity. It focuses on various initiatives of the Delhi Police for the people of the Northeast.
The 15-minute short film was aired on DD Assam on Thursday and will soon be released on the YouTube channel of Delhi Police and its other social media platforms.
The film is scripted by Delhi-based Madhumita Chakraborty, a journalist from Tripura. And several Olympians from the Northeast like Mary Kom, Mirabai Chanu, and Lovlina Borgohain feature in it.
“The nation applauds when Indian citizens from the Northeastern region win medals at Olympics and other prestigious tournaments. We enjoy their services every day. And yet, many of us do not stand up to object when a few misinformed, misguided individuals remark them with derogatory names like Chinky, Momo, Nepali, Bahadur, Corona…,” the script of the film says.
“Many Indian citizens from the Northeastern states, Ladakh and Darjeeling, reside in metropolitan cities and towns across the country for education and employment, have been addressed with such derogatory remarks and subjected to racial discrimination, adversely affecting the process of national integration,” the script speaks.
Chakraborty says people from the Northeast with mongoloid features face more of such discrimination.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Delhi Police PRO) Suman Nalwa says that the forces want to assure people from other regions that it is a very cosmopolitan force to have members from across the country.
“If people from any section feel insecure regardless of their region, they can always reach out to us. We will do our best to ensure that we can assuage their sense of insecurity by taking up corrective measures to ensure their safety and security,” she says.
Delhi Police is also planning a special screening of the film for people from the Northeast living in Delhi.
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