Demanding advance pay, some Bru refugees go on hunger strike

Agartala | Monday | 16th July, 2018

Summary:

25,000 at the time of repatriation, Rs. Each family will be given Rs 5,000 per month as cash assistance for a period of two years from the date of repatriation. Around 10-15 inmates at the camp have reportedly demanded that some advance payment be made to the refugees instead of making them wait for the amount. "Both the Tripura and the Mizoram governments have decided to finish the repatriation within the deadline. "After their return, Bru families will be settled in the three districts of Kolasib, Lunglei and Mamit in western Mizoram where they used to live..