Anti-Citizenship Amendment Bill strike, protests disrupt life in Tripura

Strike calls and protests on Monday against the introduction of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the Lok Sabha severely disrupted normal life and business mainly in areas under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).
Vehicular movement on the Assam-Agartala national highway and train services were also affected.
At least 10 teachers of the Ratanpur and the Birchandrapur high schools in Khowai district received injuries in attacks allegedly by supporters of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) — which is an ally of State’s ruling BJP.
The IPFT enforced a 12-hour general strike in the TTAADC protesting against the CAB. The Joint Movement against Citizenship Amendment Bill (JMACAB), a conglomeration of indigenous forums and student groups, gave a call for an indefinite strike across the State.
The Tripura United Indigenous Peoples Council (TUIPC) led by former extremist leader Ranjit Debbarma called a 50-hour bandh in the TTAADC. The strike call of the organisations commenced on Monday morning.

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