AGARTALA, Feb 2 (TIWN): On the one hand CPI-M has begun Anti-strike protest from Thursday, and the other side IPFT has called for a successful protest which is scheduled to be held on Feb 8.

Whereas CPI-M, BJP have directly opposed the ADC Strike called by Regional Parties on February 8^th, but the other parties are yet silent about this.

CPI-M and BJP both said that the strike is just a political move and that’s the reason that none of the parties have supported this strike.

Taking to the media, Tripura State Observer Sunil Deodhar said that the issue which has been picked up by Tripura’s regional parties for 12 hours strike, is just a bogus issue.

In a joint move INPT, IPFT, NCT members led by IPFT leader N C Debbarma told media that protesting against the Citizenship-Bill-2016 amendment will hamper the tribals across the Country on January 15 and protesting that all the regional parties has called for a strike on Feb 8^th and promised to make the strike successful together. 

However Deodhar as the State Observer sent the Central Govt’s message to the people of Tripura on Monday that the Citizenship-Bill-2016 has not yet passed, neither any final draft about it has been made.

It will be decided by the Standing Committee which is comprised of all political parties and IPFT and other parties can also call the Standing Committee.

CPI-M State Secretary Bijan Dhar said, “The bill is contradictory in the sense as it is only for Hindu’s welcoming in India. Modi govt’s call for Hindu citizenship who came before 2014’s 31st December was protested by CPI-M and we told all the religion’s people should include in that bill. Apart from that CPI-M has no problem with the bill”.

“But issuing this bill the regional party leaders want to kick of another era of Terrorism, anarchy, disharmony etc”, Dhar said.