Mizo villagers ordered these people, some of whom are Myanmarese nationals, to vacate the area by June 30.
Aizawl: At least 16 displaced families have resolved to seek shelter in the Presbyterian Church at Mualkhang village after their deadline to leave the village ends on June 30.
The Mualkhang villagers ordered these people, some of whom are Myanmarese nationals, living near the village to vacate the area by June 30.
The families, some of them Mizos of Myanmar, have nowhere to go if forced to leave the area, said Vanramchhuangi, a writer and human rights activist.
"Earlier, they were ordered to leave the area by the end of May, but the deadline was extended after the pastor of the local Presbyterian Church intervened," Vanramchhuangi, who visited the area on Sunday, said.
"Some of them are working in farms, while some are working in the cooking gas bottling plant at Mualkhang," she said, adding that the eviction order seemed to have stemmed from the xenophobic attitude of the Young Mizo Association (YMA).
The local priest of the Presbyterian Church, Pastor T Lalthantluanga, said he will do everything to protect the people if they sought shelter inside the church.
"They are all Christians and if they seek refuge inside the church, I will do my best to protect them and will be the first to be forcibly pulled out from the church if the villagers decide to evict them from the church," the priest was quoted as saying.
A total of 50 families were residing near Mualkhang village, but the villagers of Mualkhang branded them as illegal settlers and urged them to leave the area.
Source: times of india
Aizawl: At least 16 displaced families have resolved to seek shelter in the Presbyterian Church at Mualkhang village after their deadline to leave the village ends on June 30.
The Mualkhang villagers ordered these people, some of whom are Myanmarese nationals, living near the village to vacate the area by June 30.
The families, some of them Mizos of Myanmar, have nowhere to go if forced to leave the area, said Vanramchhuangi, a writer and human rights activist.
"Earlier, they were ordered to leave the area by the end of May, but the deadline was extended after the pastor of the local Presbyterian Church intervened," Vanramchhuangi, who visited the area on Sunday, said.
"Some of them are working in farms, while some are working in the cooking gas bottling plant at Mualkhang," she said, adding that the eviction order seemed to have stemmed from the xenophobic attitude of the Young Mizo Association (YMA).
The local priest of the Presbyterian Church, Pastor T Lalthantluanga, said he will do everything to protect the people if they sought shelter inside the church.
"They are all Christians and if they seek refuge inside the church, I will do my best to protect them and will be the first to be forcibly pulled out from the church if the villagers decide to evict them from the church," the priest was quoted as saying.
A total of 50 families were residing near Mualkhang village, but the villagers of Mualkhang branded them as illegal settlers and urged them to leave the area.
Source: times of india
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