Aizawl: Representatives of major civil societies and political parties in Mizoram which conducted joint verification of the repatriated Bru refugees in Mizoram-Tripura border Mamit district on Tuesday claimed to find more than 100 Brus who were not bona fide residents of the state.
Lalsailova, financial secretary of the central committee of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) said that the joint verification exercise was undertaken by three representatives each of the YMA and the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) or Mizo Students’ federation and two representatives each of major political parties – the ruling Congress, the Mizo National Front (MNF) and the BJP during September 19 and 23.
The teams visited the villages where repatriated Brus were resettled and conducted the verification in the presence of the Bru Coordination Committee leaders, Lalsailova said, adding that more than 100 repatriated refugees were identified as those not belonging to Mizoram. “We will make the final compilation and would submit the list to the state government for further action,” he said.
Thousands of Brus, who fled Mizoram during the later part of 1997 and also in 2009 due to communal tension, returned to Mizoram since November last year and were resettled in Mamit district. (PTI)