The Tipra Motha Youth Wing on Friday held a demonstration outside the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Tripura, protesting against what it termed “anti-India comments” and narratives emerging from developments in Bangladesh.
The demonstrators gathered peacefully near the diplomatic mission, holding placards and raising slogans to oppose remarks they said questioned India’s sovereignty and threatened stability in the Northeast. The youth wing said the demonstration was meant to register strong public dissent and draw attention to concerns over rhetoric perceived as hostile to India.
Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma took to social media to defend the party’s stand. In a post on X, he questioned why his party was being singled out despite raising issues related to regional security and minority rights.
“Why is it that Tipra are the first to protest against atrocities against minority in Bangladesh? Why is it that we are the first to challenge Bangladesh theory of breaking up our Northeast? And why are we Tiprasa targeted when your real enemy should be radicals from Bangladesh?” he wrote.
The demonstration reflected growing unease in Tripura over statements and developments across the border, given the state’s close geographical and historical ties with Bangladesh. Security was stepped up around the Assistant High Commission as a precaution, though the demonstration concluded without any untoward incident.
Meanwhile, security at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission has been reinforced with the deployment of Tripura State Rifles and CRPF personnel, as informed by West Tripura SP Namit Pathak.
This comes as unrest escalated in Bangladesh following the death of July Uprisings student leader Sarif Osman Hadi succumbed to his injuries on Thursday night after he was shot last week. His death reignited tensions and sparked widespread protest outside Indian High Commission that later spread wider into the city. Mob torched prominent news organizations and vandalized the already torn-down residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
