New Delhi, May 30: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday stated that he was “pained” by the current assaults on African college students whereas Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar and Delhi Police chief Alok Kumar Verma assured them that the federal government is dedicated to making sure their security at the same time as an Ola driver was allegedly thrashed by a gaggle of Africans after he refused to take greater than 4 passengers in his cab.
In a associated growth, the members of the family of Congolese nationwide Masonda Ketada Olivier, who who crushed to dying on May 20 by some locals over a minor altercation, arrived within the Indian capital to take again the mortal stays. A senior official of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs was there on the airport to obtain the kin.
A bunch of African college students additionally held a protest at Jantar Mantar right here, holding aloft placards that learn ‘Racism Ruins Lives‘, and demanded that the Indian authorities act swiftly to cease assaults on the group.
On Tuesday, a two-hour peaceable protest demonstration has been deliberate on the similar venue by the Affiliation of African College students in India (AASI) and Affiliation For Community Research and Action (ACRA). Exterior Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State V.Ok. Singh are anticipated to satisfy African college students right here on Tuesday to guarantee them of security and safety.
Mukherjee in the meantime pressured India’s relations with Africa “shouldn’t be jeopardised in any means”.
“Current assaults on African college students is extraordinarily painful. As a pupil, political activist and MP, I’ve seen first-hand how India and Africa have all the time been shut companions. It will be most unlucky if individuals of India had been to dilute our lengthy custom of friendship with individuals of Africa,” he mentioned, whereas addressing seventh Annual Heads of Missions Conference.
“…IndiaÂ’s relations with Africa shouldn’t be jeopardised in any approach. No impression which isn’t according to our ethos or core values of our historical civilization needs to be created,” he added.
Verma, whereas assembly a African delegation at Delhi Police headquarters on Monday afternoon, requested them to freely method police in case of any downside and briefed them on the sensitisation drive underway.
On Monday morning, Jaishankar met a bunch of African college students on the Jawaharlal Nehru Bhavan right here and guaranteed them of the security and safety of the group in India.
“Persevering with outreach to African group. Overseas secretary meets a bunch of African students,” exterior affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
“International secretary to college students: Guaranteeing security and safety of international college students is an article of religion for us,” he added.
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