Tripura BJP ally TMP bats for complete stop on illegal immigration from Bangladesh

Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 6 (ANI): Founder of the Tipra Motha Party and royal scion of Tripura, Pradyot Kishore Debbarman, on Thursday urged the central government to put a complete stop on illegal immigration to the bordering state from neighbouring Bangladesh.
Speaking at the foundation day event of the Tipra Women Federation, the women arm of the party, Debbarman said, "Multiple agreements were signed before the historic Tipra accord but none of them could be implemented in letter and spirit. The instrument of accession was signed for merger, after which the tribal population of the state, who were in majority, became minority in their own land. Later on, some accords were signed with outlawed organisations like TNV and ATTF, but none of them could be implemented completely. But, this time Tipra Motha has signed an agreement with the centre and we have to make sure that the previous mistakes are not repeated."
Urging the centre to reconsider its initiative to implement CAA in Tripura, he said, "I am the only person who is fighting a case in the Supreme Court against CAA. The CPIM has objected to the law to please their own vote bank. The BJP has brought the legislation to increase its own vote bank. But, I am speaking against the law to protect the indigenous people of Tripura. For CPIM, people from all religions should get citizenship in Tripura. The BJP has objection with the Muslims crossing the borders and settling here. My point is that Tripura has given settlement to enough people, and now it is time to think about our own people rather than offering citizenship to more people. We need jobs and government benefits for our own people."
Demanding the passage of the 125th constitutional amendment Bill, Debbarman said, "As a Tiprasa, now we have to speak in one voice for the 125th constitutional amendment Bill that guarantees direct finding and protection of land rights for the people of tribal communities. This is one of the key points of the agreement we have signed with the Centre."
The former Congress President also asked the bigger partner in the ruling BJP-TMP-IPFT alliance government for self-introspection on the series of defeats in tribal states of the North East.
"In Nagaland, your (BJP's) ally lost the elections. In Meghalaya, similar fate befell the BJP ally. In Manipur, the BJP lost both seats. So, you have to understand that the tribal states are not happy with the policies of the BJP. There is a reason behind it. The tribal societies feel insecure, and hence the Government of India should ensure land rights and protection from illegal immigrants for us. In the entire North East, only the Tiprasa community extended its support towards the BJP, and for that, we deserve a reward not in the form of power of position but through protection of our rights," he added. (ANI)