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‘Remove all Bengali families since 1949’ : New tribal group’s strange demand beats NRC demand since 1971; Anti-Bengali Propaganda on rise after IPFT's Political success in bagging Ministry in BJP Govt
TIWN May 28, 2018
‘Remove all Bengali families since 1949’ : New tribal group’s strange demand beats NRC demand since 1971; Anti-Bengali Propaganda on rise after IPFT's Political success in bagging Ministry in BJP Govt
PHOTO : TDSSM protesting at Agartala. TIWN Pic May 28

AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): IPFT's political victory after their long history of Anti-Bengali propaganda based separate 'TIPRALAND' demand now propelled various separatist outfits to come forward with eye catching demands. As now NC Debbarma led IPFT have been silent with Tipraland demand and resisted the party activists from unwanted disruptions under BJP-IPFT’s alliance, Tripura got another tribal group which claims itself a ‘Non-Political’ group but emerged with strange demands. The new tribal body named ‘Twipra Dophani Sikla Srwngnai Motha’ (TDSSM) has introduced themselves demanding National Registers of Citizens (NRC) should counted from 1949, 15th October and held a protest rally at Agartala followed by a deputation was placed to the Governor of Tripura Tathagata Roy. While agitating, the protesters said, since 1949 tribals have become minority whereas before 1949 the scenario was totally different and they were the majority.

They believe if all the Bengalis who came after 1949 can be removed from Tripura, the tribals will become majority.

Unlike Assam, in Tripura they want the 'outsiders' who migrated in Tripura from East Pakistan  before 1949, October 15 must be push back now. They also said, Govt of India may take them to other states.

Recently, calling the Bengalis as a "burden" for the state Tripura, the TDSSM leader said, “Govt of India can take the refugees to other states or whatever it wants, but they can’t continue their livings here. We want NRC should be launched in Tripura as soon as possible, which will counted since 1949, not 1971”. 

“If the Govt fails to do that then, we demand Tipraland for our existence and identity”, they said.

The new groups emerged with few tribal youths claiming the non-tribals as the ‘foreigners’. 

However, the protesters were only 47 in numbers who lead the whole rally.

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