The NGO Coordination Committee had on Monday said that it would boycott polls to the lone Mizoram parliamentary seat if special polling booths were established in the State for Bru refugees staying in neighbouring Tripura. Officials of the EC, the NGOCC and the State election department had attended the meeting,” Mr. Kundra said. He said that as far as he knew, there was no agreement that the Bru refugees will cast their votes in those polling stations of Mizoram where they were enrolled as voters. The NGOCC had earlier threatened to launch agitation if temporary polling stations were set up for the Brus. The organisation was of the opinion that those living outside Mizoram should not be allowed to vote in the State.

Source: The Hindu April 02, 2019 20:03 UTC