AGARTALA, April 2 (TIWN): In a big blow for the IPFT, 500 families along with 65 leaders from IPFT have today joined Congress. Vice Chairman of IPFT Pritimohon Tripura after joining Congress said, “BJP’s Sab-ka-sath, Sbka-bikas is now turned as DHKABAAJ whereas IPFT has removed the word “Tipraland” permanently in alliance with BJP. The activists of IPFT joined over recently announced Supreme Court’s verdict on Forest Right which says, all Forest residing people will be evicted for the safety of animals based on a statement of the Central BJP Govt. Addressing media, Pritimohon Tripura said, “We joined IPFT for our motherland, whereas today we don’t have any life’s security. But Ministers like NC Debbarma are enjoying their luxuries, betraying the Tiprasa people. BJP takes us to various rallies, but after returning from rallies they forget us (IPFT). Congress State President Pradyot Manikya has promised us on land-right issue whereas NC Debbarma had nothing to criticize the BJP Govt.

Moreover, the Tipraland issue is no more existing. Tipraland is finally banned today under IPFT leaders”.

“As our Tipraland is banned, so we though deeply and talked with our Maharaja and in cold head have taken this decision. We worked for IPFT for 11 years but IPFT leaders are today exposed as betrayers”, Tripura said. IPFT is the politically aligned party with BJP in Tripura with two of its Ministers NC Debbarma and Mebar Jamatia are holding Forest Dept and Tribal Welfare Dept.

The resentment against IPFT leaders started when they remained silent over Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) which was by force attempted to be passed in the Parliament.