Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister R Ashok today
appealed to students and workers from the North-East, who had left Bangalore
recently in the wake of "wrong" SMS messages on Assam violence, to return
to the state and resume their work without fear."The government of Karnataka has taken up full security
measures to protect the people from the North-East in the wake of wrong
messages transmitted through SMS following recent Assam violence," Ashok,
who is on a goodwill mission to Assam and Manipur, told reporters here.Accompanied by Director General of Police of that state and
some senior officials, he said 22 persons had been arrested and 17 cases
registered in connection with the sending of the SMSs in the state.Ashok, who also holds the Home Affairs portfolio, said a
large number of security personnel had been deployed in the state to prevent
any untoward incident and protect those from the North-Eastern region.He also met some parents of the students who had fled
Karnataka.He held a meeting with Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh
and Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam earlier.
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