IPFT Tipraha faction emerges as new party in Tripura, trains guns at tribal parties in ruling alliance for ‘abandoning’ Tipraland issue

“We formed the SDC connected March 29, 2023. Now, it has been turned into a party. We named it State Democratic Party (SDP),” informed a person of the recently formed party.

“Amulya Debbarma has been made the president of the enactment portion Krishnamohan Debbarma and Bishu Kumar Debbarma person been appointed vice presidents. Japu Debbarma is the wide secretary, and Ramendra Reang and Sumanta Jamatia are the adjunct wide secretaries,” helium added.

Soon aft the enactment of the enactment was announced, SDP Chairman Aghore Debbarma alleged that some IPFT and Tipra Motha person compromised their abstracted statehood demand.

“TIPRA Motha leaders Animesh Debbarma and Brishaketu Debbarma, and IPFT’s Suklacharan Noatia person abandoned their abstracted statehood request aft becoming ministers.

“I person consistently raised the Tipraland request since 2009. The IPFT blocked the nationalist road successful 2017 and immoderate of their members joined a bare protestation implicit the Tipraland demand. They aboriginal celebrated claiming that their request was fulfilled. But has anyone got Tipraland yet?” Aghore Debbarma said.

The enactment of the SDP came a period aft the then-BJP authorities vice president, Patal Kanya Jamatia, floated the Tripura People’s Socialist Party (TPSP) – claiming it would beryllium a governmental level nether the saffron party. The BJP aboriginal refuted her connection and expelled her for anti-party activities.

Patal Kanya had merged her pro-tribal Tripura People’s Front (TPF) with the BJP successful 2022. At that time, it was seen arsenic a strategical determination of the BJP to antagonistic Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma’s Tipra Motha. However, Tipra Motha aboriginal joined the BJP-led ruling confederation successful the state.