PRISM accuses ECI of acting against law; tough against Bru voters

The The People’s Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram (PRISM) accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of acting on illegal grounds in a meeting with the press on Wednesday.

Alleging that the declaration of Bru refugees as Mizoram citizens by ECI is illegal, PRISM president, Vanlalruata said, “In 2004, the Election Commission of India declared the Bru refugees who live in Tripura as ordinary residents of Mizoram. Our party opined that it is illegal because the Election Commission has no power to declare any person to be ordinary residents.”
“If they want to declare the Brus as ordinary citizens of Mizoram, the Central Government will declare it, and after which the Election Commission can give voting rights. Though ECI is a central agency it is not central government. Such declaration can only be made by the Home Ministry,” he added.

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