Two days after a Tipra Motha delegation met officials of the Election Commission (EC) in New Delhi and demanded a Bihar-style Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tripura, the supremo of the tribal party, Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, Friday said he has asked the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) to form a special monitoring committee to identify illegal immigrants staying in the jurisdiction of the tribal council.
The Tipra Motha has been in power in the TTAADC since 2021, having won 18 of the 28 seats in the Council.
Pradyot Kishore wrote on X, “I have requested the TTAADC to constitute a monitoring committee across all party lines to detect illegal immigrants who are illegally entering the TTAADC areas at the earliest. We should take this matter as many illegal people from Assam are being evicted and may enter neighbouring states. This committee should work not as political entities but as the protector of our rights.”
I have requested the TTAADC to constitute a monitoring committee across all party lines to detect illegal immigrants who are illegally entering the TTAADC areas at the earliest . We should take this matter as many illegal people from Assam are being evicted and may enter…
— Pradyot_Tripura (@PradyotManikya) July 25, 2025
A week ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government formed Special Task Forces in each district to identify and deport illegal immigrants.
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha said the task forces have been asked to identify illegal immigrants who came to India after December 2014. However, sources within ally Tipra Motha said they will most likely push for 1971 to be accepted as the cut-off year, as per the Indira-Mujib Pact.
Meanwhile, the Tipra Motha delegation that met with EC officials also met BJP chief J P Nadda on Thursday. It has been learnt that the delegation discussed the “pressing need to implement the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll in Tripura” and expedite the implementation of the 2024 tripartite Tiprasa Accord, which promised to find an amicable solution to problems faced by tribals in Tripura.
