Tripura: Ahead of elections, TIPRA renews ‘Greater Tipraland’ demand

AGARTALA: The Pradyot Debbarma-led TIPRA party in Tripura has renewed its demand for a separate tribal state ‘Greater Tipraland’.

The TIPRA party will submit memorandums demanding ‘Greater Tipraland’ to all sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs) across Tripura on Tuesday (August 23).

This was informed by TIPRA chairman Pradyot Debbarma.

“All organizations affiliated to TIPRA on August 23 shall submit a single memorandum on demand for Greater Tipraland to all SDMs,” said TIPRA chairman Pradyot Debbarma.

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“This memorandum will reach the President of India through the Tripura governor,” Debbarma said.

He added: “We seek a constitutional solution.”

“It is high time that the party focuses on its prime demand of Greater Tipraland which is a constitutional demand,” the TIPRA party chief said.

He further informed that in September, a delegation of senior TIPRA leaders and elected representatives of the TTAADC including the CEM and EMs shall meet the Tripura governor of Tripura over the ‘Greater Tipraland’ issue.