AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): CPI-M State Secretary Bijan Dhar via a press meet on Sunday expressed CPI-M’s strong objection to IPFT’s June 22 strike for ‘Twipra land’. IPFT planning to halt the railways and road-ways service in Tripura in demand of a separate State. Addressing the press meet at Melarmath HQ, CPI-M state secretary Bijan Dhar said that, CPI-M never will support IPFT’s demand for a separate land diving Tripura, but the opposition parties are playing a cunning role in this sensitive issue. Opposition parties are silent in spite of of IPFT’s continuous demand for Twipra land and further instability with law & order, said Dhar. He also mentioned whether CPI-M has clearly announced about party’s view against IPFT, now opposition parties should open their mouth and share how they think about the Twipra land—whether they support it or not---- it needs to be cleared. It’s to be mentioned here that although IPFT took a break recently from their demand of Twipra land, but once again they have come up with their earlier demand for a separate State along with some more demands.

IPFT on June 8 held a press meet on where they announced that party is going to observe 24 hours strike on June 22 and to stop railway and national highway for 1 day in demand of Twipra land.

Vice-president of IPFT Ananta Debbarma said that the ADC areas are to convert into a separate Twipra Land and IPFT was demanding for a separate land since 2009.

To enlarge the protest, IPFT  will halt railway service and block National Highway on June 22.

On June 8 during IPFT’s press meet Slamming the ruling Govt. party vice-president said that the Trible Welfare Dept.’s reports are different from ADC original reports, which is a major reason behind the lack of development of ADC areas.

He also added, “On 18th February, 2016 central govt. had allocated Rs. 175.95 crores for ADC development. That fund was ordered to utilize  in the development of ADC, but till day no fund has been transferred to ADC.

Protesting all these IPFT is going for a massive protest and announced that all kinds of vehicle strikes including railway service will be stopped on June 22. 

However after 4 days CPI-M state president held a press meet at Melarmath Party office and announced that no strike would observe in demand of Twipra land transport movement would not be disrupted on June 22.