Mizoram (Insurgency North East): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2020

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on January 13 said that a quadripartite agreement among the Centre, his government, Tripura and an apex body of the internally displaced Brus would be signed on January 16 to end imbroglio of Bru repatriation, reports East Mojo. The Minister stated that Union Ministry of Home Affairs informed his government that the agreement, one inked by the stakeholders, would allow the internally displaced Brus to settle in Tripura permanently. Between November 2009 and November 2019, the Centre made at least nine attempts to repatriate Brus. Of the 4,477 families identified as bona fide residents for repatriation during the last round, only 289 families had returned during the last round of the exercise. The Bru community, also called Reangs, is scattered across Assam, Mizoram and Tripura. Read less...

On January 14, an irate mob numbering about 800 staged a protest rally and vandalized more than 50 dwelling houses at Nghalimlui in Lawngtlai District of Mizoram, repots Northeast Now. The protest rally was reportedly against alleged murder of a Mizo youth, allegedly perpetrated by 3 Bru men. An individual identified as A Lalrawnliana was missing since January 4. His body was recovered from a Bru dominated area on January 11 from near Nghalimlui village in Lawngtlai District of Mizoram. The three arrestees were identified as Chondro Bahadur, Vanlalnghaka and Donha. Various organisations, including Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), Mizo Students’ Union (MSU) and Lawngtlai-based Young Lai Association (YLA) condemned the killing. Read less...

More than 30,000 displaced Bru tribals from Mizoram will permanently settle in Tripura and a tripartite agreement was signed in this effect on January 16, reports The Telegraph. The agreement was signed by representatives of Bru and the central and Mizoram governments in presence of Union home minister Amit Shah. An agreement signed in July 2018 for repatriation of the Bru tribals to Mizoram did not materialise as majority of the community members refused to go back to Mizoram. Union Minister Amit Shah stated that “With the efforts of Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga, NEDA convenor and leaders of Tripura’s political parties and royal scion Pradyot Manikya Deb Barman, the issue has finally come to a logical end,” He also added that “A 40x30 ft plot to build house, Rs 4 lakh as fixed deposit, financial aid of Rs 5,000 per month along with free rations supply for the next two years to all the Bru families. To build the house, an amount of Rs 1.5 lakh will also be provided to every family,” Read less...

Over 11,000 Bru voters from six relief camps in Tripura will be deleted from Mizoram’s voter list, reports East Mojo on January 25. The decision was necessitated by the signing of a quadripartite agreement that gave the Bru people the right to permanently settle in Tripura. Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ashish Kundra stated that “The process of deletion is likely to be undertaken during the next round of roll revision after the Bru relief camps in Tripura are closed down. According to election officials, there were a total of 12,081 Bru voters in six relief camps in Tripura in the last Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) poll held in April last year. During the last phase of repatriation conducted between October and November last year, 1,168 Bru people, comprising 715 adults and 453 children, belonging to 289 families, have returned to Mizoram. Read less...