AGARTALA, Dec 8 (TIWN):The Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), an ally of the ruling BJP in the state which held a demonstrations in Delhi on December 2 to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), called for a 12-hour shut down on December 9 on the same issue. Other regional Parties to Continue for indefinite time from the same date. IPFT said, both group’s protests are separate although on same issue.During a media briefing here, IPFT leaders announced to observe the dawn-to-dusk shut down in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) areas on Monday to protest against the CAB and to highlight other demands, including a separate state for the indigenous people. "As part of our uninterrupted agitation, we have called the 12-hour strike in the TTAADC areas on Monday to protest against the CAB and in support of other demands," IPFT Assistant General Secretary and party spokesman Mangal Debbarma told the media.

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AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): As from the very beginning regional parties remained totally against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), thus as expected once again tension erupted after all regional parties in a joint movement called for Tripura Strike for unknown period of time. Last time, during Citizenship Amendment Bill’s protest led by NESO, Home Dept displayed total immaturity after police held firing on young NESO agitators. Law and Order is already trembling in Tripura as recently multiple political rallies of various parties were stopped showing law and order problem shown by state Police. However, the joint movement strike has assured to hold peace and the protests to be held in total democratic manner. On the other side, today, BJP’s ally IPFT Party has opposed the Citizenship Amendment Bill across Tripura, not only in the ADC.Congress, CPI-M too have opposed Citizenship Amendment Bill’s implementation in Tripura.

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AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): After more than 2-weeks have crossed in cloud of confusion about Police officer Durga Chandra Hrangkhawl murder case and the total numbers of Drug smugglers cum murder accused persons, DGP A K Sukla who talked tall after the sensational murder assuring justice to the slain officer, has totally failed to address media about the details of the case-status and what is the percentage of success in the investigation or how many days it will take to arrest all the culprits. Even after brutal murder of colleague Durga Chandra Hrangkhawl, Tripura Police has miserably failed to arrest the main kingpin in the murder case, opposition to media report although hinted chief involvement of ruling party leaders in that case.

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