Agartala, April 28: The Youth Tipra Federation (YTF), the youth wing of BJP alliance partner Tipra Motha party, staged a major protest on Monday at Bankar Market near the Bangladesh border in South Tripura’s Belonia subdivision, raising concerns over a high-rise embankment built by Bangladesh next to the Muhari river, close to the zero line.

Carrying the Indian tricolour and party flags, YTF protesters attempted to march toward the embankment site but were halted by a heavy deployment of security forces, including Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, citing the risk of escalating tensions in the sensitive border region. Local villagers had already expressed fears that the embankment could cause serious flooding on the Indian side during the monsoon.

During the protest, YTF members raised anti-Bangladesh slogans and trampled posters of Mohammad Yunus, the chief advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government, who recently sparked controversy in China by describing Northeast India as “landlocked” and portraying Bangladesh as its “gateway to the sea” while seeking Chinese investment.

Following negotiations between security officials and YTF leaders, including state president Suraj Debbarma and TTAADC South Zone chairman David Murasingh, a YTF delegation was allowed to visit the border area to inspect the embankment and hold a symbolic protest.

Speaking to the media, YTF president Suraj Debbarma accused the Bangladeshi government of violating international border norms by constructing the embankment dangerously close to Indian territory. “As indigenous citizens of India, it is our right and duty to protect our land and borders,” Debbarma asserted.

He also criticized the Indian government for its inaction and warned that Tipra Motha’s “warriors of Maharaja” (a reference to party founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarma) would not tolerate any encroachment. Debbarma further threatened that if Bangladesh attempts to seize even an inch of Indian land, Tipra Motha would intensify its call for a “Greater Tipraland,” seeking to reclaim areas like the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar, which were historically part of the erstwhile princely state of Tripura before Partition.

Meanwhile, local villagers in Belonia echoed the YTF’s concerns, urging Indian authorities to expedite the construction of a protective embankment on their side to prevent potential flooding during the upcoming monsoon season.

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