Bru voters imbroglio | Mizoram election officials to meet Tripura counterparts
The Hindu
Mizoram election officials would hold meeting with their Tripura counterparts to expedite the deletion of names of Mizoram Bru voters, who have permanently settled in the neighbouring State, a senior election official said on March 26. Mizoram Joint Chief Electoral Officer David Liansanglura Pachau said they are planning to travel to Tripura in April to hold talks with Tripura election officials to sort out the Bru voters imbroglio and ensure speedy deletion of Bru voter names from Mizoram electoral roll.
Mizoram election officials would hold meeting with their Tripura counterparts to expedite the deletion of names of Mizoram Bru voters, who have permanently settled in the neighbouring State, a senior election official said on March 26.
Mizoram Joint Chief Electoral Officer David Liansanglura Pachau said they are planning to travel to Tripura in April to hold talks with Tripura election officials to sort out the Bru voters imbroglio and ensure speedy deletion of Bru voter names from Mizoram electoral roll.
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"We are planning to go to Tripura and hold meeting with Tripura election officials over Bru voters at the earliest likely in April. We will inform our proposed visit to the neighbouring State this week," Mr. Pachuau told PTI.
He said that the Mizoram government is making efforts to delete names of Bru voters enrolled in the State voters list before the State Assembly polls due later this year. The Bru voters have settled permanently in Tripura.
Mr. Pachuau said that the process of deletion is moving at a snail's pace as many Bru voters had lost their Mizoram voter identity cards and no longer remember which constituencies they belonged to.
"We are planning to go with election officers of district concerned. We will take list of the Bru voters in Mizoram electoral roll and discuss the matter with Tripura officials to expedite the deletion process," he said. According to Pachuau, the Election Department has so far deleted names of 4,318 Bru voters, who have settled permanently in neighbouring Tripura, from the State voters list.