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The Joint Movement Committee (JMC), which has opposed the re-settlement of the Bru refugees in North Tripura, lifted its indefinite strike on Tuesday. Also read: Bru re-settlement row: Death toll in clash over blockade in North Tripura reaches 2In that meeting, they decided to lift the strike, which was started on November 16 last in protest against the re-settlement of Bru refugees in North Tripura district. Barua said MLA Bhagaban Das requested them to lift the strike and join the talk table with ministers of the state. On Monday till 5 pm, MLA Das had a six-hour-long meeting with the leaders of the Joint Movement Committee at Kanchanpur. On Monday night, the Tripura government issued a statement regarding its stand on the Bru re-settlement issue..