The Central Government is keen on giving utmost priority to restore peace in violence-hit areas in Assam, said Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Tuesday who had attended a meeting with a delegation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in national capital on Monday.
Communicating to media persons, Shinde emphasised that the law and order would not be compromised at any cost irrespective of any community's faith, language or cultural heritage.
"I have directed that a coordination committee should be set up. I have also told that whether it is Bodo tribes or Muslims, the law and order will not be compromised. The culprits will be arrested. The need of the hour is to restore peace in the region and urge people in relief camps to go back to their homes. This is what I have told them, " said Shinde while informing about the talks in the meeting.
He also mentioned that the officials in the state had been directed to institute a coordination committee to review the prevailing and prospective scenario in the troubled regions of Assam.
Shinde said that he had told the delegation that maintaining amity should be given to priority. "The issue needs to be dealt with utmost seriousness and such incidents are bringing a bad name for the country," he said.
An ethnic violence had erupted in Assam in July 2012 between the Bodo tribes and Bengali speaking Muslims that claimed at least 90 lives since Monday night. The clashes erupted after unidentified men killed four Bodo youths. In retaliation, armed Bodos - who dominate Kokrajhar and Chirang districts - attacked minority groups, suspecting them of being behind the deaths.
The three districts of Assam Kokrajhar, Chirang, and Dhubri have been affected most.
--With Agencies Inputs--
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