Agartala, Sept. 9 -- Tipra Motha Chief Pradyot Kishore Debbarma on Tuesday declared that he was prepared to face arrest, accusing the Centre of deliberately delaying the implementation of the Tiprasa accord in Tripura, signed ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Addressing a rally at Jantar Mantar, Debbarma said, "My silence does not mean I am afraid. If they want to unleash the ED or CBI on me, let them do so. I am ready to go to jail."

The rally marked the culmination of party activist David Murasingh's 2,500-km foot march from Tripura to Delhi, which aimed to demand constitutional guarantees for the indigenous Tiprasa community.

Recalling historical precedents, Debbarma said when the movement for the Autonomous District Council was at...