TIPRA Motha Party supporters burn tyres as they stage a protest in Agartala on September 30, 2023, demanding a separate State for tribals.
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The dawn-to-dusk common strike known as by the TIPRA Motha on Saturday to demand a separate State – Greater Tipraland – evoked big response in areas underneath the tribal autonomous district council in Tripura.
Although the strike was peaceable amid heavy deployment of safety forces, regular life and enterprise have been disrupted. Vehicles didn’t ply in some sections of the Assam-Agartala National Highway.
The TIPRA (Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance) Motha enforced the strike in areas underneath the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) to demand Greater Tipraland or a separate State for Tripura’s indigenous inhabitants, which accounts for 33 per cent of the State’s complete inhabitants. The TTAADC has restricted authority over three-fourth of the State’s complete land.
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The TIPRA Motha, which governs the TTAADC, has 13 MLAs within the State Assembly.
Seeks dialogue
“The success of the strike shows that people overwhelmingly support statehood demand,” social gathering chief and former MLA Rajeshwar Debbarma instructed The Hindu. He added that it was excessive time that the Central authorities initiated dialogue with them to seek out out a constitutional answer to the Tipraland demand.
The police stated TIPRA leaders and supporters staged protests in practically 60 locations and burnt tyres as they staged protests throughout the roads.
Speaking at one of many protest websites, TIPRA MLA Swapna Debbarma warned that their agitation might not be peaceable for lengthy if the Central authorities didn’t discover a answer to the Greater Tipraland demand.
Source: www.thehindu.com
