All major parties in Tripura reject statehood demand by Indigenous People's Front of Twipra (IPFT)
Secretary of state committee says dividing the small state of Tripura will increase teh sufferings of the people.
Secretary of the state Committee of ruling CPI-M, Bijan Dhar on Monday said, "we oppose this demand because it is divisive, irresponsible and politically motivated. This demand for Twipra Land is aimed at creating a separate state by dividing the small Tripura state, which would increase the sufferings of the people."
The IPFT, in a statement earlier, called for blockade of the Assam-Agartala National Highway on June 22 for 24 hours to press for their demand. "This demand is aimed at destabilising the communal harmony between tribal and non-tribal communities of the state and against peace and development of the state," the CPI-M leader told reporters here.
The IPFT demanded to carve out the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), home to the tribals, who constitute one-third of the state population and occupy two-third of the state territory to form the new state.