Governance
Several
tribal outfits in Tripura have joined hands to push their demand for a separate
state for indigenous communities in the region, arguing that their “survival
and existence” was at stake.
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The parties are demanding a separate
state of ‘Greater Tipraland’ for the indigenous communities of the
north-eastern state.
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They want the Centre to carve out the
separate state under Article 2 and 3 of the Constitution.
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Among the nineteen notified
scheduled Tribes in Tripura, Tripuris
(aka Tipra and Tiprasas) are the biggest.
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According to the 2011 census, there are
a minimum of 5.92 large integer Tripuris within the state, followed by Reangs
(1.88 lakh) and Jamatias (83,000).
What does the Constitution say?
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Article two of
the Constitution deals with admission or institution of recent states.
“Parliament might by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such
terms and conditions, because it thinks suitable,” it states.
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Article 3 comes into play in the case of
“formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of
existing States” by the Parliament.
How did the demand originate?
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Tripura was a
kingdom govern by the Manikya family line from the late thirteenth century till
the linguistic communication of the Instrument of Accession with the Indian
government on Oct 15, 1949.
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The demand in
the main stems from the anxiety of the autochthonic communities in reference to
the modification within the demographics of the state, that has reduced them to
a minority.
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It happened due to the displacement of
Bengalis from the erstwhile East Pakistan between 1947 and 1971.
What has been done to address the
grievances of indigenous communities?
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The Tripura
tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTADC) was establish underneath the
sixth schedule of the Constitution in 1985 to make sure development and secure
the rights and cultural heritage of the tribal communities.
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The TTADC,
that has legislative and administrative powers, covers nearly twothird of the
state’s geographic area.
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The council
contains thirty members of that twenty eight are appointe while 2 are
nominative by the Governor.
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Also, out of the 60 Assembly seats in
the state, 20 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
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