Sinlung /
21 October 2010

Bru Refugees Launch Agitation Against Mizoram

Bru refugee protest in Mizoram Agartala, Oct 21 : Reang (Bru) refugees sheltering in six camps of North Tripura today launched an agitation in Kanchanpur subdivision town along the Tripura-Mizoram border protesting against the Lal Thanhawla government in Mizoram.

Reang people from both the states raised voice against the Congress government in Mizoram accusing it of delaying the process of repatriation of 35,000 refugees, who had fled their homes in 1997.

They alleged that Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla had gone back on his commitment regarding refugee repatriation, which he had given before the last assembly election in Mizoram.

''Despite several rounds of discussions and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's request, the Lal Thanhawla government did not do anything for the refugees and was instead imposing fresh conditions,'' the refugees complained.

The Reang leaders also alleged that long neglect by the Mizoram administration and isolation of the refugees for over 13 years had given birth to secessionist tendencies among the refugee youths and the issue was getting aggravated due to the insensitive attitude of Mizoram government.

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