Agartala, Sept. 2 -- The ruling BJP's ally in the Tripura government, TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarman, accused North Tripura district administration of attempting to displace indigenous people from Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) areas to make way for outsiders.
The statement added fuel to the ongoing debate over the infiltration targeting the non-tribal population, where Pradyot's party has been demanding that the people who settled here after 1971 be treated as illegal migrants. However, the ruling BJP and opposition parties argued to consider a migrant whoever settled after 2014 as per the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, clarifying his government's stand, reiterated that 2014 will...