SABROOM, Feb 12 (TIWN): In wake of Village Council election a total of 36 Indigenous People’s Front of Twipra (IPFT) voters from 13 families at Bishnupur joined CPI-M.

The 36  voters from the IPFT/Cong joined the CPI-M  under the leadership of Sathai Mog and Arun Tripura in presence of Comrad Narayan Rupini. Besides, on yet another loss for the opposition congress in wake of the Village Council poll a total of 36  voters from 13 families joined the CPI- during a campaign led by Ex Minister Narayan Rupini.

The demand of Twipra land by the IPFT is a conspiracy to misguide the tribal youths to join the banned extremist group said Ex Minister Narayan Rupini in the meeting.

Adding to that he said, “The demand of Twipra land had also disturbed a section of members in the IPFT including the members of central committee, because we find no base in such kind of Twipra land issue.”

It is to be mentioned here that recently the IPFT threatened the state govt. saying that his party workers and supporters know how to resist the attacks. He was addressing a rally at Bishnupur  Bazar in support of candidates .Ruling CPI(M) and main opposition Congress slammed the IPFT for trying to fan unrest in the State where ‘peace has returned after two decade long insurgency and ethnic turmoil’. IPFT which is known as a hardliner party and often blamed for its alleged soft stance on extremist movements is clearly trying to woo the tribal society after years of political isolation. The party or its rival, Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT), an ally of Congress, hitherto failed to put any challenge to CPI(M) in tribal areas.