An hour before beginning of  Tripura Assembly’s Autumn Session on Friday,  the ruling alliance partner Tipra-Motha legislators led by  senior party leader and Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma addressing a press conference at assembly complex expressed  their severe dissatisfaction over the BJP-led state government’s non-fulfillment of the tripartite Tiprasa Accord  and infiltration issue.

Speaking with media persons, Minister Animesh Debbarma said that Tipra Motha Party (TMP) will raise two key issues in the state Assembly on September 23, the last day of autumn session.

Tipra-Motha had signed an agreement with the Centre and the state government ahead of last year’s Lok Sabha elections for the overall development of indigenous people in the state.

The Motha legislative team had a meeting with Deputy Speaker Ramprasad Paul on the sidelines of the Assembly session, and he agreed to allow us to raise two of the most important issues — progress in Tiprasa accord and illegal infiltration in the state, said Debbarma.

He said that they wanted answers from the government on what steps had been taken by the Centre and the state to implement the Tiprasa accord and on measures to check infiltration across the border.

Animesh said that “many people can ask why Tipra Motha, which is sharing power with the BJP, will ask questions from the government.” He added that they are a small part of the BJP-led coalition government with one cabinet minister and a state minister. Despite being part of the government, Motha doesn't know many issues because of their small representation, said Debbarma.

The minister said people, especially the ‘Tiprasa’, wanted to know what their lawmakers were doing in the Assembly and whether their issues were being discussed. Debbarma claimed that despite instructions from the Centre against infiltration, no reasonable action was seen in the state so far.

“We are still trusting in the decision of the Central government, but it would be a last chance,” said Debbarma.