The powerful Young Mizo Association (YMA)in Mizoram has said that it will ‘obstruct’ Brus, who have been re-settled in Tripura from voting during the by-polls to the Tuirial Assembly constituency on October 30.
“We strongly oppose any measure for arranging special polling booths for the Bru voters in the upcoming by-poll. However, we are okay if they come to exercise their franchise in their respective polling stations in Mizoram on their own,” YMA president Vanlalruata was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
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A total of 663 Brus from Mizoram, who were displaced and later re-settled in Tripura are ‘eligible’ to vote during the by-polls to the Tuirial assembly constituency.
The Bru voters now no longer belong to Mizoram as they refused to return to the state during repatriation, he claimed.
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Vanlalruata also urged the Election Commission to delete names of the Bru voters who have been re-settled in Tripura from Mizoram electoral rolls.
Earlier, special voting booths were arranged for the displaced Brus at areas along the Mizoram-Tripura border.