A delegation from TIPRA Motha met with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, where they placed their demand for a constitutional solution to achieve a Greater Tipraland state.The demands were spearheaded by Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, the chief of Tipraha Indigenous Peoples Regional Alliance (TIPRA Motha Party) and the royal scion of the erstwhile kingdom of Tripura.VIDEO | Our agenda is very clear – a constitutional solution for Tipraland. We met him (Amit Shah) today and have made it clear that we are interested in solving the genuine problems of the indigenous people. People are getting restless, and we need an early ending, says Tipra… pic.twitter.com/fp0GLVVufg— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 1, 2023“Our agenda is very clear — a Constitutional solution to our demand for Greater Tipraland. We met him today and have made it clear that we are interested in solving the genuine problems of the indigenous people. People are getting restless and we need an early ending,” Debbarma told ANI.As promised we have not spoken about joining the government but on our demand ! My loyalty remains with my people , those who had doubted me should realise that certain efforts are genuine in life— Pradyot_Tripura (@PradyotManikya) July 1, 2023“We stuck to our point that we want the indigenous people of Tripura to have a life of dignity, a life where they can have rights over their own land and rights for the next generation. So we spoke on those issues and we have been very clear that we are not interested in anything else,” he added.Greater Tipraland refers to a proposed state that will be carved out of Tripura, which will be inhabited by the Tiprasa (the indigenous inhabitants of Tripura). The Tipraland will be a state for the 19 indigenous tribes of the state, which can be carved out under Articles 2 and 3 of the Indian Constitution. The new state will not exclude either the majority Hindu population or the 9% minority Muslim population, TIPRA Motha leader Jagadish Debbarma said.Centres attention on Manipur dont want a similar situation in Tripura: TIPRA ChiefSpeaker to the reporters, TMP leader Debbarma said that the situation in Manipur is unfortunate and Tripura should not have to face similar ethnic violence. Debbarma told reporters that Amit Shah told the TIPRA delegation that the Centres attention is focused on Manipur at the moment, but they will work on the Tipraland demand soon.Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) led by royal scion and former Tripura Congress President Pradyot Kishore Maniya Debbarman organized a public rally in Agartala over its demand for Greater Tipraland at Swami Vivekananda Stadium in Agartala pic.twitter.com/j2J5rWVPve— ANI (@ANI) March 12, 2022
