The Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh has asked the authorities to arrest and bring the culprits who have spread the rumors creating havoc and hoo-hah that had been caused in the nation as the natives of the North East had started moving back to their native places from cities like Bangalore, Pune, and others.

In the Rajya Sabha after its honorable chairman, and Vice President, Hamid Ansari, had put the Question Hour on hold for a while to discuss the burning issue, Manmohan said that it was not just the unity and integrity of the nation that was at stake but the communal harmony too.

He said, "Any miscreant fanning rumours should be brought to book.”

The Kokrajhar incidents should not be a base or an excuse for the exodus that the country is witnessing due to rumors, he said. He also asserted on behalf of the government that it would help them feel secure  regardless of where they stay in the country.

"This country belongs to them as much as it belongs to others. We must curb all the elements which are out to create trouble on this sensitive issue," he said.

(AW- Anil)