Guwahati: Tripura’s Tipraha Indigenous People’s Alliance (TIPRA) party chairman Pradyot Debbarma on Wednesday took a harsh stance against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
TIPRA chief Pradyot Debbarma said that Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is the “managing master of the BJP”.
“Himanta is the managing master of the BJP. Let him do his work. However, he is my good friend and that is beyond politics,” said TIPRA chief Pradyot Debbarma.
Pradyot Debbarma made the following statement in reaction to Himanta Biswa Sarma’s comment that the TIPRA party “will not a factor for the BJP” during the next assembly elections in Tripura.
Assembly elections in Tripura is scheduled to be held in the first part of the 2023.
Notably, former state minister Mevar Kumar Jamatia joined the TIPRA on Wednesday giving the party a significant boost ahead of the Tripura assembly elections.
Jamatia joined the TIPRA party just one day after leaving her position as an IPFT MLA.
Mevar Kumar Jamatia joined the TIPRA organisation led by Pradyot Deb Barma in Agartala of Tripura along with several other IPFT officials and followers.
“I tried to work for the people of Tripura – tribals and non tribals alike. But I was not allowed to work. I could not continue and it is the BJP, which is responsible,” Jamatia said.
Meanwhile, reacting to Jamatia joining the TIPRA, Pradyot Debbarma said: “Thansa (trust) unity is the need of the hour.”