Union Home Secretary R K Singh today asserted that the situation in Bangalore is fully under control. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Singh said strict action will be taken against those spreading rumours about attacks on people from the Northeast. He warned those spreading rumours would not be spared.

In Karnataka, the Police is organising meetings between minority community and people from North East to build a cordial atmosphere in the State. Our correspondent reports that the police action and meeting with minority community has helped instill confidence to some extent among the north east people in Bangalore. Mrs.Rini Ralte who belongs to north east and works as a professor in a college here said that the meeting with minority community religious heads and MLAs yesterday in the presence of DGP was healing and soothing. Mr.Raj who works in a firm of interior decorators, said that police are helpful and those who are going will return after some time. Jiwanta, an MBA student said that they have sought permission to take one week leave and will come back. Several colleges have given assurance that the interest of their students from North East will be protected. They are also relaxing their rules of compulsory attendence for those who would like to go for a short duration.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police Intelligence who is a nodal officer to look into North East people affairs, Mr.Vincent D’Souza informed that patrolling has been intensified in the places where people from the north east are living.

Chief Minister Jagadish Shetter has left for New Delhi to hold talks with the centre on this issue. He reiterated Government support and complete protection. The Government interaction with members of Assam Society of Bangalore continues today, to find ways of stopping the migration of people of north east