CAB Row: Former rebels of Tripura calls for 50-hour strike across state
AGARTALA | December 9, 2019:
The Tripura United Indigenous Peoples Council (TUIPC), a joint body of 48 surrendered militant outfits called a 50-hours statewide strike to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Sunday.
The strike will begin at 6 am on Monday and conclude at 8 am on Wednesday.
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TUIPC convener and former All Tripura Tiger Force chief Ranjit Debbarma said, "The Centre is not giving importance to the indigenous people of Tripura and others living in the Northeast. It (BJP) is going to pass the bill in Parliament which will render indigenous people insecure and minority in their own land. If the Centre doesn't scrap the bill, we will intensify our movement."
He also said the bill will violate the 1993 peace accord signed between the state government and the outfit.
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The bill will also violate Article 14 of the Constitution. It is totally unconstitutional," Debbarma said, adding that if the bill was passed, there would be a serious law-and-order problem and that the states could witness return of insurgency.
Debbarma claimed the bill, which aims to grant citizenship on the basis of religion, will destroy the secular fabric of the country.
