People from north-east returning to Bangalore, Pune by Mafia on 04 September, 2012 - 09:00 PM | ||
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![]() | People from north-east returning to Bangalore, Pune on 04 September, 2012 - 09:00 PM | |
Guwahati: In groups small and large, people from the north east who fled cities like Bangalore and Pune fearing violence following Bodo-Muslim clashes in Assam have started returning to work.While a special train arranged by the Assam government left for Bangalore on 1 September, another train is expected to leave Guwahati on 8 September.Others are taking normal trains to resume lives in cities they have made their homes for years. But there is no palpable rush at railway stations.It is still not clear just how many fled places like Pune, Bangalore, Chennai and other cities following rumours that people from the northeast would be targeted for the attacks on Muslims in Assam. AP “I am planning to return as there is nothing to do here,” Binay Gogoi of Dhemaji district in Assam told reporters.“I looked for jobs in Guwahati after I returned from Bangalore. There are some opportunities but salaries are poor here,” he said.Gogoi worked as a security guard at a mall in Bangalore and returned to his house in Dhemaji along with thousands of others last month.The eldest son in the family, Gogoi takes care of a family of five.“I have heard from some of my colleagues who had stayed back that the company is going to reinstate those who fled. It’s better to go back early since I have to go back anyway,” he said. |