Mizos protest voting rights of Bru refugees

AIZAWL: A protest rally was taken out here today against the decision of the Election Commission to allow Bru refugees lodged in six relief camps in Tripura to exercise their franchise in the April-9 election for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the state through postal ballots.

The agitators burnt copies of the Bru voters' lists and the impugned instruction of the EC in front of the state election office.

They passed a resolution demanding that the Bru refugees who were refusing to return to Mizoram should not be allowed to vote for any election in the state and must be enrolled in the electoral rolls in Tripura.

They also urged all political parties not to canvass in the Tripura relief camps.

The protest rally was jointly organised by several social organizations and students bodies.