August 18, 2019
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TRIPURA: Tribal Youth Federation Holds Special Convention

Rahul Sinha

On August 13, Tribal Youth Federation of Tripura organised a special convention at Agartala Town Hall with ten-point demands to the state and central government to resolve the matters of employment and jobs for youth, demands regarding education policies and livelihoods of the people. Polit Bureau member of the CPI(M) Manik Sarkar inaugurated the convention.

Agartala City has witnessed a spirited and enthusiastic presence of the tribal youth in this convention at the Town Hall.

The convention has discussed on the lawlessness in the state under the BJP-IPFT rule since 2018, murder of democracy and civil rights, growing economic stress, empty rhetoric and blanket non-fulfillment of poll promises.

The convention has adopted a ten-point charter of demands related to the youth and common people of the state, and has announced a road map to launch a widespread agitation.

Other important speakers were GMP president & Adivasi Adhikar Manch's national convener Jitendra Chaudhury, GMP general secretary and CEM of TTA-ADC Radhacharan Debbarma, GMP joint secretary and ex-minister Naresh Jamatia and TYF's general secretary Amalendu Debbarma.