Asserting that "what has happened was unacceptable", Rahul, while addressing the agitators at Jantar Mantar here, said "....You can expect a very strict action and detailed study done by a committee on the issues of North-easterners of this country. We are trying to move forward on that."
During his brief stay at the protest venue, the Congress Vice-President also assured the protesters that government would ensure that they get respect and justice.
"There is no other India that I am interested in. I am not concerned whether you are from the North-East or any other religion, there is only one India and that India is for all of us. We will fight for this. We are going to ensure that you get respect in this country, full stop," he said.
Nido, 19, was beaten up by two shopkeepers in Lajpat Nagar on January 29 following a quarrel over his appearance. He died in a hospital the next day.
Rahul also said though a majority of the people in the country actually believe that everyone here should get respect, there were a few who do not believe in this.
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