Speaking at the 75th State-level Vanmohotsav celebrations at Ambassa, district headquarter of Dhalai, the minister expressed grave concerns about the adverse effects of deforestation, including global warming, drying rivers, and increased flooding, which have been significantly felt in Tripura.
The people belong from Anandbazar, Dasda, and Kanchanpur but they have been displaced first due to the influx of Mizoram Bru displaced people, followed by communal clashes.
Leader of the opposition in Tripura assembly and TIPRA MOTHA leader Animesh Debbarma was on Thursday sworn in as a cabinet minister, while another MLA of his party Biswaketu Debbarma was made a minister of state.
Senior TIPRA Motha leader Animesh Debbarma revealed that their party’s founder, Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, is currently in Delhi for discussions aimed at a constitutional solution to the demand for Tipraland.
Addressing the media this afternoon, Debbarma thanked student organisation viz., TISF, TSF, NSUI and TYF and Bengali scholars for supporting the cause of Roman script for Kokborok. He also expressed his regret for disturbing normal life by calling the protest.
Animesh Debbarma, the opposition leader in Tripura, has strongly criticized the state's ruling BJP-Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) government on multiple issues, ranging from the surge in drug cases to power tariff hikes, random property tax notices, and alleged extortion related to Durga Puja subscriptions.
Debbarma, a senior leader of the TIPRA Motha Party also expressed apprehensions about the budget allocation for tribals, stating that if 39 percent of the budget is allocated to them, it would imply a reduction in funds for UR, SC, and OBC populations.
Nath emphasized that out of the total budget of Rs. 27,654 crore for development activities, the present government has designated Rs. 5608.72 crore for the tribal sub-plan, which amounts to 39.81% of the development fund, marking a historic high for tribal development in Tripura.
