AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, May 15 (TIWN): Amid worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, politicians’ lust for power and authority have gripped a section of politicians Centering a postponed Election. In such a move, IPFT Minister Mebar Jamatia’s appointment as ADC In-charge was demanded by IPFT Party and in this regard a memorandum was submitted to Governor of Tripura Ramesh Bais. After submitting the memorandum, IPFT General Secretary Mangal Debbarma said, “Today on behalf of IPFT, we have submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Tripura about ADC affairs. According to notification, the existing authorities are retiring and from 17th May a new authority is needed there. Therefore, we have demanded Mebar Jamatia to be appointed as the ADC In-Charge. If it is possible it will be better for our Tiprasa people”.IPFT is the aligned party with Tripura ruling BJP which has also two Ministers in the cabinet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6KPQyRmWpA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1JVw-6Sv-FZDGCsTmqNaBNes32Zsee_sgUiFqtm2Vck6cMeDhOhsA5_Jw IPFT demanded appointment of Mebar Jamatia as ADC in-charge without election and retirement of CPI-M authority. Memorandum submitted to Governor. TIWN YouTube Video May 15, 2020

IPFT is a regional party in Tripura, popular among the indigenous population. The sole base of IPFT’s foundation in Tripura is to establish a separate state for native Tripuris (indigenous) covering the ADC areas. The name of the proposed separate state of IPFT is Tipraland. It has demanded to be formed by dividing Tripura into two parts.

The Governor's rule would also be imposed in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) after May 17 as the polls have been postponed indefinitely due to the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of novel coronavirus.

The 30-member TTAADC is currently governed by the opposition CPI-M (Communist Party of India-Marxist) and its five-year term would expire on May 17.

"Though there is a provision in the constitution to keep the existing elected executive body for one more year in an emergency situation, but we would not request the Governor or the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) led government to do so," the Chief Executive Member of the TTAADC Radhacharan Debbarma told on Wednesday.

Tripura Law and Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said that as the elections could not be conducted in the present situations, the state government has decided to transfer the TTAADC''s authority to the Governor. The politically important TTAADC, which constituted under the sixth Schedule of the Constitution in June, 1985, has jurisdiction over two-thirds of Tripura''s 10,491 sq km are, home to over 12,16,000 people, mostly indigenous.