TTAADC is a bridge of Integration

The Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said in public meeting addressed at Chailengta on 13th February 2016 that the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council(TTAADC) is a bridge of integration for the people of all communities and claimed that TTAADC has been their(CPIM) plea for the sons of soil in Tripura. It is right the in TTAADC all communities including the Bengalis reside since its formation. The truth was Communist Party of India(Maxist) was reluctant to be in favour of TTAADC under 6th Schedule of the Constitution of India. The Tripura Upajati Juba Samity began to demand creation of Autonomous District Council(ADC) comprising of Tribal areas under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India by launching severe movements in Tripura since 1967. The GMP which is a tribal based unit organization of the CPI(M) in this State remained silent spectator for 12(twelve) years since 1967 on the issue of ADC. The then Chief Minister realized the relevancy of ADC in 1978. He told Mr. Harinath Debbarma, the then MLA & others that something needed to be done about formation ADC in Tripura. This regional political party  It was Tripura Upajati Juba Samity(TUJS) - a regional political party - a stunt supporters of tribal cause for whom the parliament had to amend (49th Amendment) the Constitution of India in 1984. On the historic day, the Member of Parliament; namely; Ajoy Biswas and Bajuban Reang was absent in the house of the Parliament for its voting and passing; yet Mr. Manik Sarkar is claiming that they were instrumental for the Sixth Schedule. The CPI(M) has been claiming with glory that they were champions in demanding and achieving it. They had hijacked it just by their claims and do not want to share the achievement of it. The fact of the matter was Indian National Congress(INC) could not even have a single MLA in Tripura Legislative Assembly in the General Election to Tripura Legislative Assembly -1977. There was a great setback for the national party. In order to have a footing in the State, Late Indira Gandhi, the the Prime Minister and Congress President assured the TUJS leaders for consideration of implementation of the Sixth Schedule for the tribes in Tripura with a precondition that the TUJS should pre-poll alliance with the Indian National Congress. This was a solid rock on which the provision of Sixth Schedule was implemented in Tripura by 49th  amendment of the Constitution of India in 1984; which came in to effect from 1st April, 1985.