Amit Shah discusses Tripura tribal areas' issues with Tipra Motha chief

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday held discussions with Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Debbarma in the presence of BJP president J P Nadda over various issues faced by the indigenous people of Tripura a senior leader of the saffron party saidDebbarma in a Facebook post said the Union Home Minister has started the process for a constitutional solution for the indigenous people of Tripura and an interlocutor for the process would be appointed within a specific time frameBJPs Northeast coordinator Sambit Patra said Shah gave a patient hearing to the issues explained by Debbarma and requested Chief Minister Manik Saha who was also present in the meeting to hold talks with ruling ally IPFT along with Tipra Motha and social organisations to find amicable solutions to the problemsTo a question Patra however clarified that no discussions were held on political alliance or allocation of cabinet berths to Tipra Motha and the discussion was limited to tribal welfareWe hope to find a solution to the problems of the indigenous people through a series of meetings he said Tipra Motha floated by Debbarma bagged 13 of the 42 seats it contested in the recent elections to the 60member assembly emerging as the secondlargest party in the HouseAlso read Other parties should learn from BJP how to treat their veterans Amit ShahIn a Facebook post Debbarma said I thank the Home Minister for understanding the genuine problems of the sons of the soil We successfully got our Bru people rehabilitated in our state after 23 years by signing the Bru accord and today we have started a huge dialogue to ensure that our survival and existence are protected Issues such as alliance and cabinet were never discussed only the interest of our dopha society was discussedDebbarma a descendant of the former ruling family of Tripura had long been seeking a constitutional solution to demands by his party for a separate state of TiprasaWhile the BJP has made it clear that it is unwilling to concede a division of the tiny northeastern state its leadership has spoken of a willingness to give more legislative financial and executive powers to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council TTAADC that runs affairs in areas dominated by tribal communities The Tipra Motha administers the councilThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever