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NEW DELHI – Over 70 prominent civil society members including civil rights activists, academicians and administrators have written an open letter to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha demanding action against targeted violence in Kadamtala in the north of the state where the mobs have been threatening Muslim residents and local businessmen through constant targeted communal attacks.
The letter sent on Saturday, under the aegis of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), sought the chief minister’s urgent intervention “to ensure the safety and security of all residents and to restore peace in the region”.
Addressing the chief minister on behalf of “all the concerned Indian citizens”, the activists said that the communal violence has left the Muslim community in “fear” and their work, life and institutions are at risk.
“We urge your immediate and decisive intervention to ensure the safety and security of all residents and to restore peace in the region. We demand that the state government take urgent actions for ending this targeted violence, ensuring rehabilitation and compensation for the survivors and restoring the internet in the affected areas,” the letter said.
Simultaneously, APCR has taken the matter to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), urging accountability and action against the perpetrators of the mob violence that began on 6 October.
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