Written by Debraj DebAgartala | November 1, 2025 10:44 AM IST 3 min readBarman stated that communal tension is prevailing in many places, and Section 163 was imposed at Shantirbazar after the violence.A week after clashes occurred at Tripura’s Shantirbazar in Dhalai district, Congress legislator Sudip Roy Barman on Friday appealed to the state government to postpone a grand rally called by TIPRA Motha in Agartala on November 7 indefinitely.Violence broke out during a 24-hour strike called by an Agartala-based Tripura Civil Society led by TIPRA Motha MLA Ranjit Debbarma in support of the implementation of Tiprasa Accord.Barman stated that communal tension is prevailing in many places, and Section 163 was imposed at Shantirbazar after the violence.TIPRA Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma has announced the mega rally to reassert the tribal people’s roots in the state.Taking potshots at the tribal party, Barman, a former minister, asked the TIPRA Motha to break its ties with the BJP government if it is sincere in its cause towards the community. “Loot is going on in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) and in the state government. Where will common people go? If you want to show sympathy towards Tiprasa people, then withdraw your support (from the government). Come down to the streets, and we all shall also join and prepare to mitigate the legitimate demand. I shall request TIPRA Motha party supremo …now the situation of Tripura is not good,” he said.He said the recent statements by the Amra Bangalee party and the TIPRA Motha party are not made with good intentions. The Amra Bangalee party has claimed that Bengalees were the owners of Tripura and the tribal people were outsiders, while Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, during an event in Jantar Mantar earlier this year, said that he was the owner of Agartala, Udaipur, Teliamura, and Kanchanpur.“A few days ago, I made a statement that many people behind the screen want the 1980 incident to recur again. My appeal is to postpone the programme (November 7) for an indefinite period,” Barman told reporters at the Pradesh Congress Bhawan.Demand to implement 125th Amendment BillStory continues below this adHe added that the Congress party upholds brotherhood and believes in the mantra ‘Nafrat ke Bazaar me Mohabbat ka Dokan’.He said the Congress has been pressing the Central Government for a long time to implement the 125th Amendment Bill. “We want the 125th Amendment Bill with the provision of direct funding for the welfare of the indigenous people,” he said.“We should stick to our word of taking Tripura forward by empowering all sections. We want the 125th Amendment Bill to be implemented, which caters to the tribal people’s economic, political, and social development. But some are trying to obstruct it,” he alleged.On the seizure of a huge amount of contraband items in the state, Barman said that the narcotics trade was prevalent even during the erstwhile Left Front government, and hence the slogan of ‘Nashamukt Tripura’, calling for ‘addiction-free Tripura’, gained momentum.Story continues below this ad“Now what is the change? Change is that the amount of contraband items has increased. I urge the government, the state police to take action. We are not in power. But once we are in power, the Congress will completely eradicate drugs from the state,” Barman claimed.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Tripura