BJP's ally Tipra Motha Party hold protests in Tripura against Bangladesh embankments

AGARTALA: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s ally, the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), on Monday, organized massive protests against the construction of embankments by the Bangladesh government along the border with Tripura, jeopardising Indian territories during the monsoon.

A large number of men and women TMP protesters organised their demonstrations in South Tripura district headquarters, Belonia, and they tried to proceed to the India-Bangladesh bordering areas, but police prevented them.

The protesters, carrying banners with “We hate the Bangladesh government led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus”, engaged in heated arguments with the police officials as to why they are not allowed to go to borders to register their protests.

One of the TMP protesters claimed that the Bangladesh government was violating the agreement by constructing the embankments just along the zero line of the India-Bangladesh borders, and during the monsoon, district headquarters in Belonia and several adjoining villages would be flooded and huge properties would be damaged.

The protesters also demanded the resignation of Muhammad Yunus.

TMP’s founder and chief, Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, earlier urged the central government to adopt a stronger policy stance towards Bangladesh, accusing the neighbouring country of encouraging fundamentalist forces targeting Hindu minorities.

Debbarma, a former royal scion of the Manikya dynasty, voiced full support for India’s recent response towards Pakistan after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

He submitted that similar resolve be shown in the eastern region against Bangladesh.

“Pakistan and Bangladesh aimed to encircle India, one from the western region and the other from the eastern region,” Debbarma said, stressing that incidents affecting eastern India deserve equal national attention and action.

He said that Bangladeshi embankments would endanger at least two district headquarters – Belonia and Kailashahar (Unakoti district headquarters). (IANS)

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