Rejecting the contention that students from North East are subjected to discrimination and racial profiling, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said the Government will take every step to ensure their security and asked states to do the same. 

"The Government of India will take every step to ensure their security and I am confident that all state governments will discharge their constitutional responsibilities to ensure the safety and security of all people residing within that  state," Chidambaram said in Rajya Sabha.

He was responding to a calling attention notice by Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley in the wake of deaths of two students from North East in Gurgaon, Haryana and Bengaluru. Jaitley said, "I call the attention of Home Minister towards issues of racial profiling and discrimination towards students of North East, who go to different parts."