Northeasterners desperately waiting to reach home

 Rumors Lead People from Northeast to Flee Bangalore

Northeastern India minority residents of Bangalore wait on the platform of the city railway station to board trains bound to Guwahati on Aug. 16.

Rumors of pending attacks led thousands of people from Bangalore on Wednesday evening because of fears that violence in the northeastern region of India in any way extend to the south.Those leaving were mainly from Assam state, where clashes between tribes and Muslim communities has led to over 75 deaths, the destruction of many villages and displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Panic students, workers and their families filled the main station in Bangalore and took all the points available on trains bound for Assam.Two special trains arranged to meet demand, but it was enough to clear the station anyone who wants to leave. TV news showed a video of a sea of ​​passengers pushing their way on trains and unloading of your luggage through the windows.R. Ashoka, vice-minister and chief minister of Karnataka State House, walked to the train station and tried to reassure everyone that the rumors were false and should be protected. "Until now, no incident occurred. Are all the rumors. Bangalore is safe. Karnataka is safe," said Asoka. "I tell the students in Assam and the northeast of full security and protection."Typically 300 to 400 passenger trains in the Northeast on a daily basis in Bangalore. "Yesterday, 6,832 tickets were sold in total Guwahati," AK Agarwal, Deputy Regional Director for the railways in Bangalore, was quoted in media reports.The violence in Assam and coverage by the media resulting in the apparent wave along the Muslim community in India. Representatives of Hindu-centric Janata Baratigia accused illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, violence, although there is little evidence that immigration has played a role.A group of Muslims protested in Bombay last week that soon became violent, resulting in at least two dead and wounded dozens and serious injuries. Other minor incidents broke out in Pune and Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.A group of students from the Northeast were invited to visit Shivappa Shettar Jagadish, Chief Minister of Karnataka, on Thursday morning for more guarantees. "We're with you," he said. "There is nothing to worry about. Not believe rumors."

Assam ministers rush to Bangalore, Hyderabad

Guwahati: If people continue to arrive from states like Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Assam, the government on Friday his ministers to Bangalore and Hyderabad to the exodus of citizens of the north to discuss after rumors that they would be attacked.Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi also a meeting of the party all in Dispur room office to discuss the situation.While the Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain and Industrial and Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi went to Hyderabad and other equipment, including Minister of Agriculture Nilamoni Sen Deka and Transport Minister Chandan Brahma, back to Bangalore."We abide by the state apparatus in the affected states, including the Chief Minister of the situation. He will also meet with students and other members of the Assamese community in these countries," said Minister of Agriculture, Deka IANS.Some students arrived at the Paltan Bazar railway station here on Friday. Security is implemented in and around the station to avoid problems."Students and families to the station in Guwahati was immediately to their seats on a shuttle service so you can not shout slogans and aggravate the situation," said an official of the Government Railway Police (GRP).The All Assam Students Union (AASU) is also a press conference and said Gogoi was a mute spectator.AASU adviser Samujjal Bhattacharyya also blame the whole of India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badaruddin Ajmal."We found the mask provocative statements seem a shared passion to let go. Unrest in BTAD (Bodo Territorial Area District) was between indigenous people and illegal aliens, but it comes to color between Hindus and Muslims to" Bhattacharya said, referring to the recent wave of ethnic violence that saw more than 70 people dead.The pro-talk faction United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) also appealed to the state and central governments to the lives of the people, especially the student community in Assam, from the state guarantee.The fraction of the reformed militants warned that he would have to all foreigners in the state to address, if the government does not meet the Assamese students pursuing a career outside the state to protect.Gogoi had said Thursday that he had spoken with the Prime Minister, Interior Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and state governments to ensure the safety of the residents of the state guarantee.He also called on the people of Assam not to panic.