Bru Tribals

Why in news?

• Bru organisations in Tripura have demanded stringent action against the Nagarik Suraksha Manch (Kanchanpur) and Mizo Convention (Jampui Hill) for allegedly “escalating tension and creating communal enmity” among Bru, Mizo and various tribal and non-tribal communities in Tripura..

Who are the Brus?

• Bru or Reang is a community indigenous to Northeast India, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram and Assam.
• In Tripura, they are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group.
• In Mizoram, they have been targeted by groups that do not consider them indigenous to the state.
•  In 1997, following ethic clashes, nearly 37,000 Brus fled Mamit, Kolasib and Lunglei districts of Mizoram and were accommodated in relief camps in Tripura. Since then, 5,000 have returned to Mizoram in eight phases of repatriation, while 32,000 still live in six relief camps in North Tripura.
• The camp residents say the the repatriation package does not guarantee their safety in Mizoram. They have demanded resettlement in cluster villages, among other things.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Reang” is tribal community from the state of:
(a)Gujarat
(b)Himachal Pradesh 
(c)Tripura
(d)Kerala

Answer to prelims question