By Firstdespatch Desk Sep 04, 2024
Agartala, Sept 4 (FD) The Supremo of the Tipra Motha Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, on Wednesday welcomed the efforts of the central and the state Government’s move to bring the insurgents of the two banned outfits – All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT).
“I have always maintained since the inception of TIPRA Motha Party that violence and armed struggle will never achieve any result in getting us our constitutional rights. For any solution, peace has to be the first condition and all dialogues must take place within the ambit of our INDIAN constitution,” he wrote in a social media post.
“I am glad that this message has reached out to all those who want to sincerely uplift our ‘DOPHA’ (community). Remember we are stronger and wiser when we can debate, articulate with reason and not anger. With the situation in our neighbouring country Bangladesh, where there is an active ‘India Out’ campaign, the sooner we have an honorable solution bringing peace in Tripura, the better it is for all. Jai Hind,” he added.
The political observers are of the view that the black chapters of insurgency is over now as the remnants of the insurgents, who were still using the Bangladesh territory in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh are now on the over ground and peace will prevail now.
All most all the ultras of the country were using the soil of neighbouring Bangladesh was gradually stopping after the Awami League government headed by the daughter of Bangabandhu, Sheikh Hasina came to power.
The armed struggle in Tripura dates back to 1967, when a small outfit called Sengkrak took to arms.
However the insurgency reached its peak in the late ’80s, when a series of insurgent groups including the NLFT and the ATTF rose. While most of these have largely been defunct, a small fraction of the NLFT is said to be active in Bangladesh.
Insurgency largely came down during the Left Front government’s rule, when well-paid offers of an instant grant of Rs 1.5 lakh, vocational training and a Rs 2,000 stipend prompted insurgents to give up arms.
However, it was the joint effort of the centre and the state. FD JK