Tripura has appealed to Buro refugees to register their names in the voter list by December 8.

Agartala: The Election Department of Tripura has appealed to the Buro refugees living in relief camps in the state to go to the resettled villages and get their names registered in the voter lists during the special revision of the voter list, an official said on Thursday. Told to

The special revision of electoral rolls, which has already begun, is scheduled to end on December 8 to pave the way for publication of final electoral rolls for all 60 assembly constituencies.
Assembly elections in Tripura are due early next year.

Chief Minister Manik Saha and Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Verma on Wednesday held a special review meeting on the progress of settlement of the borough where the Chief Minister urged the borough leaders to visit the designated settlement villages for the beneficiaries.

The officer quoted Saha as saying, “The chief minister has clearly appealed to the district leaders to ensure that all the remaining district refugees who are still living in the relief camps, the 12 designated places identified by the state But settle down,” the officer said, quoting Saha.

Saha said that the administration is ready to provide all possible assistance to Buro refugees after they are shifted to new places under the historic agreement signed in January 2020.

The Election Department has set a target of registering 20,000 bro-voters from around 6,300 families. Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Subhashish Bandhupadhyay told PTI, “A total of 7,165 baro names have already been registered in Tripura while the remaining names are expected to be registered in the electoral rolls of the state during the special summary revision.”
“We urged the Bru leaders present in the meeting to go to the designated resettlement villages and register their names during the ongoing revision of electoral rolls. If they do not do so, they will be disenfranchised in the 2023 assembly elections. Will be deprived of voting.

Meanwhile, the state government has rejected a proposal to set up a resettlement village for Baru refugees sheltered in Kanchanpur sub-division. However, they will be rehabilitated at new locations – Gomti and South Tripura district.
Kanchanpur Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) said, “All baro refugees sheltered in four relief camps in Kanchanpur in North Tripura district should be shifted to new places by November 30 or their ration will be stopped from December 1.” will be given.”