TIWN Dec 9, 2019
AGARTALA, Sep 9 (TIWN): Massive protests were staged by various regional parties, NGOs against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Tripura today and Govt of Tripura deployed securities to maintain the peace and harmony across the state, specially in the sensitive areas. When all regional parties together launched massive protest against CAB, BJP’s ally IPFT which is another regional party in Tripura has observed a separate protest against CAB with 12 hours strike. Reportedly, the Joint Movement Against Citizenship Amendment Bill (JMACAB), cluster of Tiprasa regional parties, NGOs, NESO called indefinite strike and Tripura United Indigenous People Council (TUIPC) has also called it for 50 hours and IPFT for 12 hours. However, ruling BJP’s political partner IPFT told media, they do not have any relation with other regional parties in the protest although the subject matter is same in the movement.Resentment erupted after institutions were kept open in the ADC areas under Tripura Govt’s order.
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Ruling BJP’s political partner IPFT had started 12 hours strike in Tripura today from morning 6 O’Clock in voice against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) which has proposed to accept foreigners in India who came due to religious torments from the neighboring countries as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afganistan.
The protest across Tripura remained peaceful and democratic, whereas police officials were seen convincing the IPFT Tiprasa leaders to withdraw the strike and later detained all the agitators. On the other side, a joint movement committee has called for strike in an indefinite time in the state unless CAB is dismissed totally. On being asked by media, IPFT leaders said that there is no link of IPFT with the rest of the regional parties and IPFT’s 12 hours strike to be conducted till 6 pm which started from 6 am today. However, IPFT top leaders were seen missing from the protest.
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BJP Tiprasa leaders however have supported CAB.
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