Mizoram Elections: Amid Congress opposition to their voting rights, Bru refugee camps urge political parties to stay away
6 years, 2 months ago

Mizoram Elections: Amid Congress opposition to their voting rights, Bru refugee camps urge political parties to stay away

Op India  

An Apex body representing the Bru refugees from Mizoram living in Tripura has appealed to the political parties in Mizoram not to come for election campaigning. Vice president of Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum R Laldawngliana said that the community members were not keen on attending election campaign meetings by parties from Mizoram. More than 30,000 people belonging to the Bru community from Mizoram are living in six refugee camps in neighbouring Tripura, for the last 21 years. Mizoram home minister R. Lalzirliana has said that only those Bru people who have returned to Mizoram would be allowed to vote, and people living in Tripura would not be allowed to vote in Tripura.

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Manipur Voting Hurdles: No voting arrangement for people who left the State after ethnic violence
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur Voting Hurdles: No voting arrangement for people who left the State after ethnic violence

The Hindu  

People who fled the ethnic violence in Manipur and took refuge in the neighbourhood, specifically Mizoram, will be able to vote in the Lok Sabha elections only if they return to their home State. Manipur’s Chief Electoral Officer Pradeep Kumar Jha said no voting arrangement had been made for people who left the State after the ethnic violence broke out …

Last batch of Mizoram Bru refugees permanently settled in Tripura
1 year ago

Last batch of Mizoram Bru refugees permanently settled in Tripura

The Hindu  

The Tripura government has allocated land for the rehabilitation of the last batch of Mizoram Bru refugees, who were granted permanent settlement in Tripura through a Home Ministry-initiated quadripartite agreement signed on January 16, 2020. As per the agreement, a total of 6,959 Bru tribe families comprising 37,136 persons, were to be permanently settled in 12 different locations across four …

On polling day, festive atmosphere prevails in Mizoram
1 year, 2 months ago

On polling day, festive atmosphere prevails in Mizoram

The Hindu  

The Mizoram People’s Forum, a church-backed NGO, has for almost two decades issued a set of guidelines for political parties and candidates to follow for ensuring violence, inducement, and mudslinging-free elections in the State. The dos and don’ts, however, are seldom needed on the day of voting in the State as community participation takes over to turn the democratic exercise …

Politics in Mizoram is no longer bipolar
1 year, 2 months ago

Politics in Mizoram is no longer bipolar

Hindustan Times  

The multi-pronged contest for Mizoram’s ninth Legislative Assembly has reached its climax. National parties such as the Congress, the BJP and Aam Aadmi Party on one hand as well as prominent regional outfits including the Mizo National Front and Zoram People’s Movement are battling it out for the 40-seat Assembly. The emergence of a viable “third front” regional party in …

Campaigning in Mizoram ends with Sunday service
1 year, 2 months ago

Campaigning in Mizoram ends with Sunday service

The Hindu  

AIZAWL The campaign for the election to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly came to a close on Sunday but political parties unofficially wound up their canvassing 24 hours ahead of schedule for their candidates and leaders to visit the local church and interact with people. “The political parties and candidates decided on their own not to campaign on Sunday, a day …

For the first time, Bru refugees to have no participation in Mizoram Assembly polls
1 year, 2 months ago

For the first time, Bru refugees to have no participation in Mizoram Assembly polls

The Hindu  

Agartala For the first time Bru refugees will not participate in elections in Mizoram as they were given permanent settlement in Tripura under a Central government The Assembly election in Mizoram is slated for November 7; the first in the poll schedules for five election bound states. The office of the CEO Mizoram earlier deleted over 14,000 Bru voters from …

Mizoram election 2023: Increasing refugee influx a key issue as MNF looks at 2nd term
1 year, 3 months ago

Mizoram election 2023: Increasing refugee influx a key issue as MNF looks at 2nd term

Hindustan Times  

The shadow of the five-month-long ethnic conflict in neighbouring Manipur will hang over the November 7 elections in Mizoram where the ruling Mizo National Front, the opposition Congress and the Zoram Peoples’ Movement are locked in a three-cornered fight. HT Image The state is hosting around 72,000 refugees – 12,600 Kukis from neighbouring Manipur and about 60,000 from Myanmar, from …

Mizoram: Tripura labourer killed in landslide in Serchhip
1 year, 4 months ago

Mizoram: Tripura labourer killed in landslide in Serchhip

India TV News  

A landslide killed a 24-year-old worker from Tripura in Serchhip, Mizoram on September 11, 2023. The landslide occurred at a road construction site about 122 km from Aizawl, where 24-year-old Dhahan John Reang and other labourers were working to widen a national highway. Earlier in June, a heavy rain triggered a massive landslide on National Highway-6 that links Mizoram with …

Bru voters imbroglio | Mizoram election officials to meet Tripura counterparts
1 year, 9 months ago

Bru voters imbroglio | Mizoram election officials to meet Tripura counterparts

The Hindu  

Mizoram election officials would hold meeting with their Tripura counterparts to expedite the deletion of names of Mizoram Bru voters, who have permanently settled in the neighbouring State, a senior election official said on March 26. Mizoram Joint Chief Electoral Officer David Liansanglura Pachau said they are planning to travel to Tripura in April to hold talks with Tripura election …

Leaving No Voter behind in Tripura: Bru Migrants Cast Ballot; Vote-from-home for Elderly, Differently Abled
1 year, 10 months ago

Leaving No Voter behind in Tripura: Bru Migrants Cast Ballot; Vote-from-home for Elderly, Differently Abled

News 18  

Ensuring that no voter was left behind, the Election Commission took a number of measures due to which over 14,000 Bru voters were able to get themselves enrolled on the voters’ list while a home voting facility was provided for octogenarians and persons with disabilities. Special measures For assembly elections 2023, consent forms for settlement at a particular location were …

Tripura Chief Minister discusses Bru rehabilitation with the Union Home Minister
2 years, 8 months ago

Tripura Chief Minister discusses Bru rehabilitation with the Union Home Minister

The Hindu  

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb discussed issues over rehabilitation of the Mizoram Bru refugees with Union Home Minister Amit Shah at latter’s office in New Delhi Monday night. Chief Minister in his social media page earlier informed that he met Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to request him to establish a Sainik School in Tripura. During the meeting Chief …

A 'Bruing' crisis: 13 injured, many homeless in ethnic clash along Tripura-Mizoram border
3 years, 5 months ago

A 'Bruing' crisis: 13 injured, many homeless in ethnic clash along Tripura-Mizoram border

India Today  

At least 13 tribals were injured and several families rendered homeless in a clash between Bru refugees from Mizoram and Chorei community members in Tripura on Tuesday. Around 1,300 members of the Chorei community from Tripura were forced to take shelter in Assam’s Karimganj district after they were allegedly attacked by Bru refugees from Mizoram who are now living in …

Tribals from Tripura fled to Assam after attacked by refugees from Mizoram
3 years, 5 months ago

Tribals from Tripura fled to Assam after attacked by refugees from Mizoram

Op India  

Even as the border tension between Assam and Mizoram remains delicate, fresh tensions have emerged on the Mizoram – Tripura border. Around 1500 locals from Tripura were forced to take shelter in neighbouring Assam after they were attacked by Bru refugees from Mizoram living in the state. The people from Bru community, also known as Reang, was displaced by the …

Mizoram CM writes to PM Modi, wants asylum for Myanmar refugees
3 years, 9 months ago

Mizoram CM writes to PM Modi, wants asylum for Myanmar refugees

India Today  

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has called 'not acceptable' the Centre's order to prevent illegal immigration from Myanmar and ensure speedy deportation of refugees, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide them asylum on humanitarian grounds, an official said on Saturday. Zoramthanga said since the people of his state share ethnic ties with the refugees of the Chin community of …

Mizoram objects to construction of Temple at Phuldungsei village
4 years, 3 months ago

Mizoram objects to construction of Temple at Phuldungsei village

Op India  

The Mizoram government has registered its objection with the Tripura government to the construction of a Temple at the Phuldungsei village near the Tripura-Mizoram interstate border. Mizoram Home Secretary Lalbiaksangi, in a letter to his counterpart in Tripura, claimed that any work at the “disputed” inter-state border could create law and order problems and sought an “immediate and indefinite” stop …

Brus vs non-tribal Bengalis: It’s a clash among the displaced in Tripura
4 years, 10 months ago

Brus vs non-tribal Bengalis: It’s a clash among the displaced in Tripura

The Hindu  

February 22, 2020 12:15 am | Updated December 04, 2021 10:35 pm IST Anandabazar, a commercial centre in northern Tripura’s Reang tribal domain, means Market of Happiness. The internally displaced people, removed from their roots and with nowhere else to go, are easy to blame for every ill,” said A. Sawibunga, president of the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum. If …

Bru settlement deal may set bad precedent, caution activists
4 years, 11 months ago

Bru settlement deal may set bad precedent, caution activists

The Hindu  

The agreement to settle some 35,000 Bru tribal people in Tripura and not in Mizoram from where they were displaced, could encourage the creation of ethnocentric States in the northeast, rights activists have said. Others agree the “solution” has the potential of creating conflicts between the Brus and indigenous communities of Tripura, but addresses the insecurities of a tribe that …

Bru refugees from Mizoram to be permanently settled Tripura
4 years, 11 months ago

Bru refugees from Mizoram to be permanently settled Tripura

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Home Ministry announced that it has brought to an end a 23-year old wait for over 30000 Bru tribals living in Tripura, after a “historic agreement” had been signed among the union government, the governments of Mizoram and Tripura; and the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum. Over 30,000 displaced Bru tribals from Mizoram to permanently settle in …

Mizoram govt determined to complete repatriation of Bru refugees, final repatriation process likely to begin in October
5 years, 7 months ago

Mizoram govt determined to complete repatriation of Bru refugees, final repatriation process likely to begin in October

Op India  

The Mizoram government is determined to complete the repatriation of 33,000 Bru refugees who have been lodged in six relief camps at Tripura for the past 22 years. The repatriation process of Bru people, also known as Reang people, touted to be the last repatriation process, is likely to begin in October this year. The Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum, …

Mizoram Assembly polls: Congress govt faces stiff challenge as issues of prohibition, refugees dominate election
6 years, 1 month ago

Mizoram Assembly polls: Congress govt faces stiff challenge as issues of prohibition, refugees dominate election

Firstpost  

Mizoram went to polls on Wednesday with 7.7 lakh names in the electoral rolls, including 3.9 lakh women and 32,545 first-time voters. The People’s Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram, former Aizawl-based anti-corruption watchdog which launched a political party last year, has fielded 13 candidates. The National People’s Party, which launched its Mizoram unit in late September this year, …

In a first, all Mizoram polling booths to be covered by wireless technology
6 years, 1 month ago

In a first, all Mizoram polling booths to be covered by wireless technology

Hindustan Times  

Gearing up its entire machinery for assembly polls in Mizoram, the authorities have decided to connect all polling booths through wireless communication for the first time leaving no “shadow areas” at all. Lalchhuana, who is also the Assistant State Police Nodal Officer for the assembly elections, said: “By doing this, we have eliminated all shadow areas from Mizoram. Shadow areas …

Mizoram Vidhan Sabha election: BJP and MNF keep distance ahead of polls, but bank on each other to oust Congress
6 years, 1 month ago

Mizoram Vidhan Sabha election: BJP and MNF keep distance ahead of polls, but bank on each other to oust Congress

Firstpost  

Aizawl: While the ruling Congress in Mizoram is gearing up to fight the Mizo National Front and its North-East Democratic Alliance partner the Bharatiya Janata Party, it is the BJP and the MNF who are fighting to gain the upper hand the day before the polls open. BJP’s Mizoram election in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma unnerved leaders of the state’s two …

Mizoram assembly elections 2018: High-octane battle expected
6 years, 1 month ago

Mizoram assembly elections 2018: High-octane battle expected

Hindustan Times  

Campaigning for the 40 assembly seats in Mizoram, which goes to polls on November 28, ended on Monday evening and it is now left for the state’s voters to decide the fate of candidates. While Congress president Rahul Gandhi drummed up support for the ruling party, the BJP’s campaign witnessed rallies by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president Amit Shah …

Bru community: Mizoram's tribals who fled to Tripura 21 years ago over ethnic strife are struggling in refugee camps
6 years, 1 month ago

Bru community: Mizoram's tribals who fled to Tripura 21 years ago over ethnic strife are struggling in refugee camps

Firstpost  

The over 30,000 tribals now lodged in refugee camps in Tripura for over 21 years, demanded setting up of polling stations near them so that they could cast their votes. Over 30,000 tribals have been lodged in Tripura refugee camps for over 21 years, and have demanded setting up of polling stations near them so that they could cast their …

Assembly elections: Bru refugees to cast vote in Mizoram’s Mamit district
6 years, 1 month ago

Assembly elections: Bru refugees to cast vote in Mizoram’s Mamit district

Op India  

After all the controversy surrounding the Mizoram Assembly polls, that led to the removal of Chief Election Officer S B Shashank by the Election Commission on November 15 due to his support for the voting rights of Bru refugees, the ECI has finally allowed Bru refugees to cast their votes in Mizoram polls. The polling for the Bru refugees, currently …

BJP quest to bloom lotus in Mizoram Assembly faces great wall of Mizo National Front in elections
6 years, 1 month ago

BJP quest to bloom lotus in Mizoram Assembly faces great wall of Mizo National Front in elections

Firstpost  

Star campaigners from the neighbouring states of Assam, Tripura and Manipur are also campaigning in various constituencies of Mizoram. In an attempt to solidify its chances, BJP has chosen Himanta Biswa Sarma — who successfully dethroned age-old left parties in Tripura earlier this year — to be the party’s election in-charge in Mizoram. The BJP released its manifesto on 20 …

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Bru refugees may find it tough to vote
6 years, 2 months ago

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Bru refugees may find it tough to vote

The Hindu  

The Bru refugees stranded in makeshift camps in north Tripura will find it tough to join in the election exercise in Mizoram owing to stiff protests from hardliner Mizo social groups. NGO Coordination Committee, a new forum, spearheaded massive protests mainly in Mizoram capital Aizawl to oppose any special arrangements for the refugees to exercise their franchise in the November …

Mizoram: CM Lal Thanhawla to contest elections from two seats
6 years, 2 months ago

Mizoram: CM Lal Thanhawla to contest elections from two seats

Op India  

Mizoram Chief Minister, Lal Thanhawla filed nominations from two assembly seats of Champhai South and Serchhip on Thursday, according to reports. Thanhawla could not file nomination papers from his home turf Serchhip on Tuesday due to the ongoing protests for the removal of State’s Chief Election Officer S B Shashank, which were held in front of the office of the …

Mizoram: EC removes IAS officer, alleges interference by state’s Congress government in poll process
6 years, 2 months ago

Mizoram: EC removes IAS officer, alleges interference by state’s Congress government in poll process

Op India  

According to reports, the Election Commission on Friday directed the Mizoram government to remove a principal secretary-level officer, Lalnunmawia Chuaungo, on the charges of meddling with the election process. The order came after reports appeared in a section of the media that state Chief Electoral Officer SB Shashank had complained to the EC that Chuaungo was interfering with the election …

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: BJP asks Tripura unit to woo Chakma, Bru voters in the state
6 years, 2 months ago

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: BJP asks Tripura unit to woo Chakma, Bru voters in the state

ABP News  

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: The BJP has entrusted its Tripura unit with the responsibility of wooing Chakma and Bru voters in five Assembly constituencies of Mizoram, dominated by people belonging to the two ethnic communities, a senior party leader said. The five Mizoram Assembly constituencies have been identified as West Tuipui, Mamit, Tuichawng, Hachhek and Thorang, vice-president of BJP's Tripura …

Mizoram Elections: BJP asks Tripura unit to woo Chakma, Bru voters
6 years, 2 months ago

Mizoram Elections: BJP asks Tripura unit to woo Chakma, Bru voters

ABP News  

Agartala: The BJP has entrusted its Tripura unit with the responsibility of wooing Chakma and Bru voters in five Assembly constituencies of Mizoram, dominated by people belonging to the two ethnic communities, a senior party leader said. The five Mizoram Assembly constituencies have been identified as West Tuipui, Mamit, Tuichawng, Hachhek and Thorang, vice-president of BJP's Tripura unit, Pratima Bhowmick, …

BJP asks Tripura party unit to woo Chakma, Bru voters in five Mizoram Assembly constituencies
6 years, 2 months ago

BJP asks Tripura party unit to woo Chakma, Bru voters in five Mizoram Assembly constituencies

Firstpost  

Agartala: The BJP has entrusted its Tripura unit with the responsibility of wooing Chakma and Bru voters in five Assembly constituencies of Mizoram, dominated by people belonging to the two ethnic communities, a senior party leader said. The five Mizoram Assembly constituencies have been identified as West Tuipui, Mamit, Tuichawng, Hachhek and, vice-president of BJP’s Tripura unit, Pratima Bhowmick, said …

Mizoram Assembly polls: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb visits Mizoram to campaign for elections
6 years, 2 months ago

Mizoram Assembly polls: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb visits Mizoram to campaign for elections

ABP News  

Mizoram Assembly polls: Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb and state Social Welfare Minister Santan Chakma left for Mizoram on Tuesday to campaign for the assembly elections scheduled to be held there on November 28, party leaders said. Deb and Chakma also addressed a poll rally at Kamalanagar, the headquarters of Chakma Autonomus District Council, BJP spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty said. …

Mizoram, where displaced Brus seek a better rehabilitation package to return
6 years, 3 months ago

Mizoram, where displaced Brus seek a better rehabilitation package to return

The Hindu  

The displacement of some 40,000 Bru people from Mizoram in 1997 got much less traction than that of the Kashmiri Pandits seven years before. Talks of repatriation began in 2009 but Bru extremists allegedly killed a Mizo teenager, triggering another round of retaliatory attacks and exodus of Brus to Tripura. The package covers 32,876 members of 5,407 Bru families, entailing …

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