TMP chief meets Hagrama Mohilary, stresses regional unity in NE

way2barak October 6: Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, after attending the swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), on Sunday emphasised the need for regional unity in Northeast.TMP chief Debbarma on Sunday attended the oath-taking ceremony of Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) President Hagrama Mohilary, who assumed charge as the CEM of the BTC in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Sunday. BJP’s ally, TMP leader Debbarma, had earlier also participated in the election campaign in support of the BPF.

Taking to social media platforms X and Facebook, Debbarma wrote: “Met Hagrama Mohilary at the swearing-in ceremony at Kokrajhar. I am glad that we campaigned together despite many who were opposed to see us together. Regional unity and voice is a must.”

Releasing a joint photograph of Debbarma and Mohilary, a post from the TMP said: “Two Tigers in One Frame — Bubagra Pradyot Bikram Manikya with Hagrama Mohilary (BPF chief and the newly elected Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council) after his oath-taking ceremony today at Kokrajhar.”

Since 2021, the TMP has been governing the 30-member TTAADC, which covers two-thirds of Tripura’s 10,491 sq km area and is home to over 12.16 lakh people, about 84 per cent of whom are tribals.

The party has also been demanding a “Greater Tipraland”, a separate state for tribals under Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution and early conduct of long-pending village committee elections within the TTAADC areas.