Shinde says Government's priority is to restore peace in violence-hit Assam

New Delhi - Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that the Central Government is keen on giving utmost priority to restore peace in violence-hit Assam, where recent ethnic clashes have claimed at least 90 lives.
 
Shinde, who met a delegation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) here on Monday, emphasised that irrespective of any community's faith, language or cultural heritage, the law and order will not be compromised at any cost.
 
"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
 
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.
 
Violent clashes erupted in Assam in July 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.