Agartala, Feb 29: Over thousands of tribals led by Tipra Motha Party (TMP) leaders on Wednesday held their pre-announced demonstration on NH-8 demanding constitutional solutions to the tribals’ in Tripura.

The TMP, which has been demanding ‘Greater Tipraland’, or a separate state for the tribals under Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution, held their demonstration on NH-8, disrupting vehicular movement on the vital road.

A large contingent of security forces was deployed at the demonstration site at Hatoi Katar, some 30 km from here, to prevent any untoward incident.

TMP supremo and former royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barman also launched a ‘fast-unto-death’ strike demanding fulfilments of the commitments made by the Centre with regard to the demands of the tribal party.

He claimed that in the midst of the demonstration, he was called by the Central government to Delhi to discuss their demands.

Deb Barma, who last week held a meeting with the Home Ministry officials in Delhi, said that they want a written assurance from the Centre towards their demands.

The tribal leader, who did not disclose whom he would meet in Delhi, said: “After returning from the Delhi meeting, I would discuss the issue with our leaders in Agartala and then the next course of action would be decided.”

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