Tripura: BJP's ally in state, IPFT to resume agitation against CAA

Indigeus People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), BJP's ally in Tripura anunced ir decision to take part in an indefinite sit-in demonstration from January 6. ir demands are mainly to pressurise Center to keep Tripura out of  new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as well as ask for  creation of a separate state for tribals. sit-in-demonstration would be held at headquarters of Tripura Tribal Areas Automous District Council (TTAADC) at Khumulwng around 25 km from capital, Agartala. 

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"Besides keeping state out of ambit of CAA and creation of a separate state for indigeus tribals, we strongly want introduction of NRC (National Register of Citizens) in Tripura to protect demographic position of tribals," said IPFT Assistant General Secretary and party spokesman Mangal Debbarma.

Awaiting Amit Shah's decision

A delegation of IPFT leaders led by party General Secretary Mangal Debbarma and Tribal Welfare Minister Mevar Kumar Jamatia had recently met with Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi to discuss ir demands. leader stated that y are still awaiting  outcome of ir meeting with Union Home Minister however in time being y have or alternative but to agitate in support of ir demands.

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Separate state for tribals

IPFT has been agitating since 2009 for creation of a separate state for indigeus tribals by upgrading TTAADC, which has jurisdiction over two-thirds of Tripura's 10,491 sq km area, home to over 12,16,000 people, mostly tribals. Or tribal parties, including Joint Movement Against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (JMACAB), a group of many tribal parties, led by Indigeus Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) and Tripura People's Front (TPF), who had called off ir agitation against CAA after a meeting with Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. 

(With ncy inputs)

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