Mizoram Governor Wants Census of Burmese Nationals in Mizoram

Aizawl, Dec 19 : In a bid at checking crime, M M Laskhera the Governor of Mizoram, northeast state of India, is keen on having a census done on Burmese nationals in the state.

The need for a census has been urged by the Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitu Committee (Leader of Mizoram Churches Committee) at a meeting on 15 December 2010.

“It is very frustrating to see a spurt in crimes in Mizoram state perpetrated by Burmese people. We cannot allow them to do whatever they want in Mizoram state even though they look like us and can speak the Mizo language,” he said.

This is the first time that the Governor of the state has spoken about the Burmese nationals and their activities. He has never talked about the Burmese people living in Mizoram before.

Now he wants a census done of all Burmese people in all towns and villages in Mizoram state.

The Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitu Committee is in agreement with the Governor’s desire to see to a check in criminal activities in Mizoram even though Mizo people empathize with the Burmese migrants given their plight and suffering, mired as they are in economic and political crisis in their own country.

It is alleged that most drug and rape cases are perpetrated by Burmese people in Mizoram state. There are about 100,000 Burmese nationals in Mizoram and most are Chins from Burma.

via Khonumthung News