The Naga People’s Front condemns the racial attack on a Naga doctor at AIIMS Gorakhpur and calls for the implementation of the Bezbaruah Committee recommendations.
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DIMAPUR — The Naga People’s Front (NPF) has raised its voice on the recent racial harassment and attack on a Naga woman doctor at AIIMS Gorakhpur, terming the incident "deeply disturbing and unacceptable".
In a press statement, the party stated that such incidents underscore the discrimination many from the Northeast continue to face in metropolitan centres such as New Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai.
It noted that derogatory slurs, stereotyping, exclusion, and physical assault remain recurring experiences that "undermine the guarantees of equality enshrined in Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution”.
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The NPF advocated for the effective implementation of the recommendations of the Bezbaruah Committee, constituted to address concerns of people from the Northeast living outside their home region. The party urged the concerned authorities to ensure swift justice and stronger safeguards against such discrimination.
The NPF also affirmed that the Naga political movement is rooted in a long historical struggle for self-determination and the protection of Naga identity. For decades, the Nagas have asserted their political and historical rights with clarity and determination. Notably, the party claimed, there is "no history of institutional or systematic discrimination against non-locals in Nagaland”.
It added that individuals from other regions who come for business or livelihood have lived and worked peacefully among the Naga people.
The statement emphasised that standing for Naga rights does not imply hostility towards others and that mutual respect and peaceful coexistence must prevail. The NPF reiterated its commitment to defending Naga identity and political rights while "firmly opposing all forms of racial discrimination and injustice wherever they occur."