Discrimination towards North-East Indians in our country is nothing new to report about. There have been instances in the past which highlight how deeply racist our fellow citizens can be towards their own countrymen. Also Read - Assam Woman's Online Job Application Rejected Due to 'Chutia' Surname, Registration Portal Asks 'to Use Proper Naming Word'

Every year thousands of young people from the northeast migrate to New Delhi and other cities for higher education and jobs, and they are often victimized at the hands of brutal discrimination. Also Read - Another Caste Atrocity: Dalit Man Allegedly Stripped, Assaulted For Touching Bike of An Upper-Caste Man in Karnataka

A fresh case of discrimination against the northeast people came to light when, a student of Delhi University Niyang Pertin from Arunachal Pradesh was discriminated at Delhi’s Jama Masjid. Also Read - No Race, No Caste: Ahmedabad Man Gets 'Secular' Written On His Daughter's School Certificate

Niyang and her few friends, including German National, were asked to pay Rs 300 to carry their phone inside the premises of Jama Masjid, despite the fact that the entry is supposed to be free, at least for Indians. But instead of accepting it, she raised her voice against this discrimination and uploaded a video narrating the whole incident.

Here is the video

Pertin has also written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook, requesting him to take action against such incidents of bias.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju shared the video and said that he would personally follow the matter. “Despite Home Ministry taking various steps to stop discrimination against the North-East people this still happened! I will follow it up,” he tweeted

Despite Home Ministry taking various steps to stop discriminations against the North-East people this still happened! I will follow it up. pic.twitter.com/0RASlw797T — Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) November 1, 2016

Dear Niyang, I’m following up with local authority, Police, @MinOfCultureGoI & @dr_maheshsharma ji for necessary actions & steps. https://t.co/s34yJb09Xk — Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) November 2, 2016

Social Media users too expressed their anger against the discrimination against the Northeasterns.

@KirenRijiju Sir high time @MinOfCultureGoI and Shri @dr_maheshsharma considered dropping all camera charges excepting cameras with tripods

— VikasSaraswat (@VikasSaraswat) November 2, 2016

@KirenRijiju @MinOfCultureGoI @dr_maheshsharma Sirs, strictest actions should be taken against them. Pls do not tolerate this anymore!!! — Tufail Ahamad Sheikh (@TufailSheikh) November 2, 2016

@KirenRijiju @MinOfCultureGoI @dr_maheshsharma .. ye to galat hai.. ye ladki hmare desh ki hi hai.. — suprit kumar (@supritsuperhit) November 2, 2016

@KirenRijiju Hope @MinOfCultureGoI @dr_maheshsharma take prompt action to curb discrimination & malpractices here and across the country — Satyen Mehta (@SatyenMehta1) November 2, 2016