Bru migrants block national highway in Tripura, seek fulfilment of promises made in 2020 pact

“Four years person passed since resettlement… but thing has been said astir land. We are babelike connected agriculture. We don’t person an involvement successful concern and don’t expect authorities jobs. If we don’t get a solution by contiguous [Friday], we tin commencement a hunger onslaught tomorrow,” said an agitator.

Laldingliana, General Secretary, Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Coordination Committee (MBDPCC), was besides seen astatine the rally.

When asked if they would proceed their agitation, Laldingliana said, “It depends connected the assurances of the sub-divisional magistrate whether we volition proceed our question oregon retreat it.”

Thirty-seven 1000 Bru migrants fled taste clashes successful Mizoram successful 1997 and were sheltered successful six alleviation camps successful North Tripura district. Nearly 5,000 returned successful 9 phases of repatriation but astir the aforesaid fig fled during renewed clashes successful 2009 and came to Tripura.

On January 16, 2020, a quadripartite pact was signed among the Centre, authorities governments of Tripura and Mizoram, and the Bru migrants to permanently resettle the migrants successful Tripura.

The pact was inked 2 years aft different statement that sought to repatriate the Bru migrants to Mizoram was rejected by the migrants ‘over not being decently consulted’.