BJP Govt Will Never Support Demand for 'Greater Tipraland': Manik Saha
2 years ago

BJP Govt Will Never Support Demand for 'Greater Tipraland': Manik Saha

News 18  

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday asserted that the BJP-led government will never support demand like ’Tipraland’ or ’Greater Tipraland’, a day after a high-level meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Debbarma here. The Tipra Motha, a regional party banking on the ’Greater Tipraland’ demand contested the 2023 Assembly elections and emerged as the second largest party by winning 13 seats in the 60-member Tripura Assembly. Asked about the party’s prospects in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the chief minister claimed the BJP will perform better not only in Tripura but also in the entire Northeast. On the first cabinet meeting, the Chief Minister said Binoy Bhusan Das was picked as pro-tem speaker of the Assembly and a discussion also took place on the vote on account.

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Tripura's Greater Tipraland demand: Deprivation or political mileage?
1 year, 3 months ago

Tripura's Greater Tipraland demand: Deprivation or political mileage?

Hindustan Times  

The Left Front, which was in power from 1978 to 2018 blamed the erstwhile royals for depriving the indigenous people during their rule that only ended in 1949 after a merger agreement with India. Recently, Tripura’s opposition party TIPRA Motha held discussions on the development of the indigenous community with the ministry of home affairs’ advisor on Northeast, AK Mishra. …

Tripura bandh Today Greater Tipraland Demand Tipra Motha Partry Pradyot Debbarman Northeast News
1 year, 5 months ago

Tripura bandh Today Greater Tipraland Demand Tipra Motha Partry Pradyot Debbarman Northeast News

ABP News  

The Tipra Motha party has called for a 12-hour bandh in tribal areas of Tripura today to press for an “early constitutional solution” to the demand for ‘Greater Tipraland’ statehood. Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma on Friday urged party leaders to observe the proposed September 30 bandh in the tribal district council area peacefully and make it a …

Day After Amit Shah-Debbarma Meet, Tripura CM Manik Saha Says Govt Will Never Support 'Greater Tipraland' Demand
2 years ago

Day After Amit Shah-Debbarma Meet, Tripura CM Manik Saha Says Govt Will Never Support 'Greater Tipraland' Demand

ABP News  

New Delhi: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday made it clear that the BJP-led government will never support demand like 'Tipraland' or 'Greater Tipraland' as he said that the BJP-IPFT government will work on the vision document unveiled by the party's national president before the 2023 Assembly elections. No decision of appointing an interlocutor was taken in the meeting …

BJP government will never support demand for 'Greater Tipraland': Manik Saha
2 years ago

BJP government will never support demand for 'Greater Tipraland': Manik Saha

The Hindu  

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on March 9 asserted that the BJP-led government will never support demand such as 'Tipraland' or 'Greater Tipraland', a day after a high-level meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Debbarma in Agartala. The Tipra Motha, a regional party banking on the 'Greater Tipraland' demand contested the 2023 Assembly …

TIPRA Motha Party’s Pradyot has strong showing but can’t become kingmaker
2 years ago

TIPRA Motha Party’s Pradyot has strong showing but can’t become kingmaker

Hindustan Times  

The TIPRA Motha Party which was touted to be the main challenger to Tripura’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party -Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura alliance in the 60-seat assembly turned in a creditable performance but fell short of expectations as the BJP swept the polls comfortably. The TIPRA Motha Party, headed by royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, won 13 of the …

Explained | The demand for a Greater Tipraland by the TIPRA Motha
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | The demand for a Greater Tipraland by the TIPRA Motha

The Hindu  

The story so far: The newest political party in Tripura, the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance Motha, floated in 2019 by Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, the son of Tripura’s last king, has created a flutter with its demand for a Greater Tipraland. Greater Tipraland is the core ideological demand of the TIPRA Motha. On the face of it, the demand …

Tripura Polls: Will Call for Greater Tipraland Tip All-important Tribal Vote in Favour of Tipra Motha? News18 Takes A Closer Look
2 years, 1 month ago

Tripura Polls: Will Call for Greater Tipraland Tip All-important Tribal Vote in Favour of Tipra Motha? News18 Takes A Closer Look

News 18  

The question everyone is asking ahead of the Tripura assembly elections on February 16: who will get the all-important thumbs up from the tribals? Experts said these seats are even more crucial this time with Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma’s call for ‘Greater Tipraland’. Unlike other political parties in the election mix, the Tipra Motha is the only …

INTERVIEW | ‘BJP will not accept demand for Tipraland’: Cabinet Minister Sushanta Chowdhury
2 years, 1 month ago

INTERVIEW | ‘BJP will not accept demand for Tipraland’: Cabinet Minister Sushanta Chowdhury

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:35 IST Sushanta Chowdhury, 43, is one of the most important Ministers in Tripura. Excerpts from his interview with Frontline: Given the tie-up with the Congress and the Communist Party of India -led Left Front and the diminished influence of your alliance partner, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, in tribal-dominated areas, how difficult will …

INTERVIEW | ‘People want to remove the BJP from power’: CPI(M)‘s Jitendra Choudhury
2 years, 1 month ago

INTERVIEW | ‘People want to remove the BJP from power’: CPI(M)‘s Jitendra Choudhury

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:35 IST Jitendra Choudhury, general secretary of the CPI in Tripura, is a former Lok Sabha member and Cabinet Minister in the State. You may point out that earlier the Left Front neither negotiated with any party during elections nor asked for any party’s assistance and that this time we have asked all secular democratic …

Tripura Assembly elections | Development, tribal welfare will be BJP's poll planks: CM Manik Saha
2 years, 1 month ago

Tripura Assembly elections | Development, tribal welfare will be BJP's poll planks: CM Manik Saha

The Hindu  

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on February 2 said development with a special focus on the overall uplift of indigenous people will the main poll plank of the BJP-Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura combine in the ensuing election to the north-eastern State’s Assembly. In an interview to PTI, he also decried the ‘Greater Tipraland’ demand espoused by rival Tipra Motha …

Tripura: Development, Tribal Welfare Will Be BJP's Poll Planks for Polls, Says CM Manik Saha
2 years, 1 month ago

Tripura: Development, Tribal Welfare Will Be BJP's Poll Planks for Polls, Says CM Manik Saha

News 18  

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Thursday said development with a special focus on the overall upliftment of indigenous people will the main poll plank of the BJP-IPFT combine in the ensuing election to the north-eastern state’s assembly. In an interview to PTI, he also decried the `Greater Tipraland’ demand espoused by rival Tipra Motha party floated by the scion of …

BJP says reservation bill historic; Opposition terms it poll gimmick 'but will support it'
6 years, 2 months ago

BJP says reservation bill historic; Opposition terms it poll gimmick 'but will support it'

India TV News  

The Narendra Modi government's decision to give 10 per cent reservation to 'economically weaker' section among general category has attracted support from all political quarters even as the Opposition chose to paint it as a 'poll gimmick'. In a major move ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Union Cabinet Monday cleared a 10 per cent job and education quota …

Tipraland movement: IPFT's railway, national highway blockade affects life in Tripura
7 years, 8 months ago

Tipraland movement: IPFT's railway, national highway blockade affects life in Tripura

Firstpost  

Most political parties, including the ruling CPM, Congress and BJP have rejected IPFT’s demands saying it is not practical to divide the small state Agartala: Causing serious hardship to people and leading to a crisis in essentials and food grains, a Tripura tribal party continued its blockade of the state’s main national highway and the lone railway track for the …

Tripura people’s front leaders head for Delhi
7 years, 8 months ago

Tripura people’s front leaders head for Delhi

The Hindu  

Even as leaders of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura left for New Delhi to meet Central government representatives, ordinary supporters of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura are readying for a longtime highway and railway blockade agitation to push for a separate state from within Tripura. “Tipraland is our legitimate demand within four walls of Indian constitution”, he asserted …

No one can snatch tribal land, govt committed to welfare of tribals, says PM Modi
10 years, 3 months ago

No one can snatch tribal land, govt committed to welfare of tribals, says PM Modi

Firstpost  

Asserting that welfare of the tribals can only strengthen the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said no one can usurp tribal land and that his government is committed for their welfare. Dumka : Asserting that welfare of the tribals can only strengthen the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said no one can usurp tribal land and …

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