AdvertisingThe organisations say that the Bru refugees will not return to Mizoram unless their demands including verification of land allotted for them in Mizoram, one-time payment of cash benefits, and post repatriation safety and security are met by the government. Read | Bru refugees in Tripura allege intimidation by Mizoram govt, say won’t return till demands metAdvertisingThe process of repatriation ran into hurdles earlier this year following a disagreement on the benefits offered by Centre to the refugees. It has also accused the Government of Mizoram of sending its intelligence department sleuths to visit Bru families in the camps and intimidating them. Also read | After death of Bru woman in Mizoram, protests erupt in Tripura repatriation campsAround 37,000 people of the Bru community fled Mamit, Kolasib and Lunglei districts of Mizoram during the ethnic strife in 1997. They took shelter in makeshift relief camps in Kanchanpur and Panisagar sub-divisions of North Tripura district.

Source: Indian Express October 11, 2019 17:37 UTC