Tripura royal scion and chairman of TIPRA (The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance) Pradyot Deb Barman will contest the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections from the Takarjala-Jampuijala constituency.
Pradyot Deb Barman filed his nomination from the Takarjala-Jampuijala constituency before the Returning Officer on Wednesday.
IPFT chief and Tripura minister NC Debbarma is the local MLA from Takarjala Assembly constituency.
Pradyot Deb Barman said: “I chose to fight from Takarjala-Jampuijala because all communities of TIPRASA people including Tripuri, Reang, Kolai, Jamatia and others live here.”
“I want to lead from the front,” added Pradyot Deb Barman.
It’s easy to compromise , but that’s not what We are about ! The lies will not be forgotten #TIPRA pic.twitter.com/ML31sBnjSG
— Pradyot_Tripura (@PradyotManikya) March 10, 2021
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IPFT’s Brajlal Debbarma will up against Pradyot Deb Barman in Takarjala-Jampuijala.
Following the ‘betrayal’ by IPFT, TIPRA and Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT) will be contesting the TTAADC elections in alliance.
While, TIPRA will contest in 23 seats, INPT will contest in 5 seats.
Elections to the TTAADC will be held on April 4.
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