Some Northeast tribal parties are said to be upset that BJP-led NEDA has not held any meeting since ethnic clashes broke out in Manipur in May and are now “looking for another regional political platform”
Opposition TIPRA Motha party chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma also said that the central government interlocutor A K Mishra would arrive at Agartala from Manipur on May 12.
Seeking to set at rest speculations over his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Deb Barman said there was no discussion on an alliance with the ruling BJP the discussions broadly centered on the interest of dopha (indigenous people).
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the issues raised by the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) need to be discussed by the Centre and the new BJP government in Tripura.
The ruling BJP was leading in 26 seats, the CPI(M) in 12, Congress 6, and Tipra Motha Party in 11 seats, as per the latest trends in the ongoing counting of votes for the Tripura Assembly on Thursday.