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Indian Express
4 days ago
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- Indian Express
Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore wants special monitoring team in TTAADC to identify illegal immigrants
Two days after a Tipra Motha delegation met officials of the Election Commission (EC) in New Delhi and demanded a Bihar-style Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tripura, the supremo of the tribal party, Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, Friday said he has asked the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) to form a special monitoring committee to identify illegal immigrants staying in the jurisdiction of the tribal council. The Tipra Motha has been in power in the TTAADC since 2021, having won 18 of the 28 seats in the Council. Pradyot Kishore wrote on X, 'I have requested the TTAADC to constitute a monitoring committee across all party lines to detect illegal immigrants who are illegally entering the TTAADC areas at the earliest. We should take this matter as many illegal people from Assam are being evicted and may enter neighbouring states. This committee should work not as political entities but as the protector of our rights.' I have requested the TTAADC to constitute a monitoring committee across all party lines to detect illegal immigrants who are illegally entering the TTAADC areas at the earliest . We should take this matter as many illegal people from Assam are being evicted and may enter… — Pradyot_Tripura (@PradyotManikya) July 25, 2025 A week ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government formed Special Task Forces in each district to identify and deport illegal immigrants. Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha said the task forces have been asked to identify illegal immigrants who came to India after December 2014. However, sources within ally Tipra Motha said they will most likely push for 1971 to be accepted as the cut-off year, as per the Indira-Mujib Pact. Meanwhile, the Tipra Motha delegation that met with EC officials also met BJP chief J P Nadda on Thursday. It has been learnt that the delegation discussed the 'pressing need to implement the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll in Tripura' and expedite the implementation of the 2024 tripartite Tiprasa Accord, which promised to find an amicable solution to problems faced by tribals in Tripura.
Indian Express
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
9-member Tipra Motha delegation to meet EC officials in New Delhi, raise issue of illegal immigration from Bangladesh
Tipra Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma Saturday announced that the Election Commission (EC) has invited a delegation of his party to New Delhi to discuss the issue of illegal migration from Bangladesh. In a post on X, Pradyot Kishore said, 'After continuous uproar and media attention from all of us from TIPRA Motha, the Election Commission of India has invited us to discuss the matter of illegal migration from Bangladesh to India on the 23rd of July…' He also said, 'My only answer to all those who continue to criticise us – at least we are trying to protect our next generation and looking beyond party politics. This is not just a fight of the TIPRA Motha Party but every Indian. Please rise above party politics and unite against illegal migration.' A Tipra Motha spokesperson announced that the party would send a nine-member team headed by Pradyot Kishore to meet EC officials. The other members of the team are Minister Animesh Debbarma, Minister of State Brishaketu Debbarma, Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Chairman Jagadish Debbarma, TTAADC Chief Executive Member Purna Chandra Jamatia, and MLAs Ranjit Debbarma, Pathan Lal Jamatia, Philip Kumar Reang, and Sadagar Kalai. Tipra Motha legislator Ranjit Debbarma had recently said that though BJP-ruled states like Assam and Gujarat have adopted strong steps against illegal immigrants, the Tripura government was yet to do so. The EC invite also comes just days after Pradyot Kishore demanded a Bihar-style Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tripura, alleging that scores of Bangladeshis have procured Aadhaar cards illegally in the northeastern state in connivance with corrupt government officials. Meanwhile, it has been learnt that the state government has decided to form a task force in each district to detect and deport illegal migrants. Each task force would be headed by a senior police officer, while officers-in-charge of different police stations of the district concerned would be members. Earlier in the month, such a task force was formed only in the West Tripura district.
Indian Express
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Ruling alliance partner IPFT gears up as Tripura ADC polls draw nearer, tries to sort out organisational drawbacks
The Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), a constituent of the ruling BJP-led coalition in the state, Thursday held a meeting in Agartala to discuss the party's organisational issues and the preparations for next year's TTAADC polls. 'TTAADC (Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council) polls will be held in 2026. In the 2021 TTAADC polls, the party was defeated due to conspiracies and organisational weaknesses. Now, many who deserted the party have returned. We hope to get good results in the coming polls compared to the past,' said IPFT leader Suklacharan Noatia, who is also the lone minister from IPFT in the state Cabinet. 'We shall continue to follow our party's former supremo N C Debbarma's ideology,' added Noatia. IPFT president Prem Kumar Reang said they also discussed preparations for observing the 'Tipraland Statehood Day' on August 23. In the 2021 TTAADC polls, the Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma-led Tipra Motha emerged victorious, winning 18 of 28 seats, the BJP won nine seats, while one seat was won by an Independent candidate.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Tripura CM orders probe against DM for ‘misconduct'
Agartala: Tripura chief minister Manik Saha on Tuesday directed chief secretary JK Sinha to investigate the reported inappropriate behaviour of Gomati district magistrate Tarit Kanti Chakma towards TTAADC chief executive member Purna Chandra Jamatia and TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarman on Sunday night. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Pradyot said Chakma declined to meet him despite multiple attempts to discuss an urgent matter concerning a remote tribal village. This situation has sparked strong political responses, with opposition groups criticising the civil servant and suggesting that bureaucrats are exercising excessive authority over elected officials. "I have been calling him for a month, but he didn't have the courtesy to pick up the call, or to get back. Finally, we went to his quarters while returning from the village. He refused to meet us, and his security people told us that the DM advised us to meet him in the office with proper appointment, which is derogatory and a sign of arrogance," he said. Upon returning from Delhi, the CMO confirmed that the CM called upon the chief secretary to conduct a detailed inquiry into the incident and present findings promptly. Opposition leader Jitendra Chaudhury denounced Chakma's behaviour, stating that both he and Pradyot had made numerous unsuccessful attempts to meet the DM. "They were compelled to go and meet him at an inconvenient hour because he refused to engage during official time. Yet, even then, he turned them away. At the very least, he could have asked them to come later. This reeks of British-era bureaucratic arrogance," Chaudhury said, mentioning his previous unfavourable interactions with the officer. Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman expressed support for Pradyot, pointing to concerning signs of administrative overreach in the state.
The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Pradyot urges restraint as row erupts over DM's refusal to meet TIPRA Motha leaders
TIPRA Motha founder and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman has appealed to his supporters not to target the Chakma community after a senior bureaucrat from the tribe allegedly refused to meet with leaders of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). The party claimed that Gomati District Magistrate Tarit Kumar Chakma, the first direct recruit to the IAS from the Chakma tribe - Tripura's fourth-largest indigenous group - had declined to meet with Pradyot Kishore and TTAADC Chief Executive Member Purna Chandra Jamatia at his official residence in Udaipur on Sunday evening. The leaders had sought an audience to discuss urgent matters concerning welfare and development. The incident triggered sharp political reactions and a social media backlash. Opposition leaders criticised the DM's conduct, with CPI(M) state secretary and Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Choudhury and Congress leader and former Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman accusing the BJP government of failing to rein in the bureaucracy. Mr. Choudhury went so far as to compare the attitude of some senior civil servants in the State to British-era ICS officers. 'The BJP has emboldened bureaucrats to disregard public representatives and the people they serve,' he said. TIPRA Motha supporters took to social media to voice their discontent, with some posts targeting the Chakma community as 'infiltrators' and accusing them of undermining the unity of Tripura's indigenous peoples. Amid rising tensions, the party's youth wing issued a 76-hour ultimatum demanding the DM's removal, threatening to lock government offices in Gomati district if the demand was not met. The youth leaders also condemned what they termed 'disrespect' shown to the royal scion. In a video message shared on Monday, Mr. Debbarman called for restraint. 'I appeal to all to behave reasonably and take things positively. I have support in the Chakma community as well. I love everyone irrespective of community identity,' he said. Mr. Debbarman reiterated the need for unity among indigenous communities and cautioned against divisive rhetoric. 'We should not make this about any community,' he said.
