After winning the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls for the second time on April 17, the TIPRA Motha party (TMP) announced a complete overhaul of the district council system on Monday.
TMP founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarma said at the swearing-in ceremony, “A new Tripura, a new India is being built. If youths, education, health and opportunities are not prioritised, then it is the loss of us, the society, the state, and the country.”
Law secretary Shankari Das administered the oath of secrecy to the members of the district council.
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Debbarma had previously said that series of policies would be introduced to completely overhaul the system.
The draft policies, he said, would emphasise education, sports, and music. He also added that retired government officers will constitute a thinktank to plan new policies.
Debbarma also assured a separate recruitment provision for indigenous communities including Kokborok-speaking people.
{{/usCountry}}Debbarma also assured a separate recruitment provision for indigenous communities including Kokborok-speaking people.
{{/usCountry}}The TTAADC went to polls on April 12, which recorded over 83% voter turnout. The TMP won 24 out of 28 seats in the TTAADC polls leaving only four seats to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The BJP and TMP are in an alliance in the state government, however, both contested against each other in the TTAADC poll.
The four BJP members of the district council boycotted the overhaul as part of protests against an alleged attack on BJP activists after the poll results.