Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, the royal scion and founder of the Tipra Motha Party, is gearing up for the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections with a clear goal—ensuring that a regional party leads the council, keeping national parties at bay.
Debbarma addressed a large gathering at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan in Agartala, where over 1,200 people, mostly former BJP members, joined Tipra Motha in a show of growing support. Speaking to the crowd, he said, “If you want to earn money and fame, a national political party is the easiest way. But if you have come here for the betterment of upcoming generations, then a national party won’t give Tiprasa that right.”
He stressed that the party’s mission is to elect an indigenous Chief Minister for Tripura, taking aim at national parties for sidelining local leadership. “There is not a single leader from BJP, Congress, or CPIM who has fought for the Tiprasa. Not a single national party wants to make a Chief Minister from the indigenous community. They want a rubber stamp,” Debbarma said. 
Debbarma also raised concerns over delays in local governance. Village Council elections, he pointed out, have been pending for nearly nine years. “We have gone to the High Court. The judgment has also been given to conduct VC polls. The State Election Commission also said they would do it, but they didn’t. Now I have moved to the Supreme Court, and I believe SC will give us justice,” he said, underlining the need for timely and transparent local administration.
Taking aim at the BJP, Debbarma accused the party of trying to weaken Tipra Motha’s influence ahead of elections. “In the coming TTAADC and VC elections, we will not give BJP a single seat and will defeat them. I want the regional party to win in TTAADC and will not allow a national party there,” he said. Drawing a parallel with Bodoland, he added, “In Bodoland, the world’s biggest party became the smallest party. If they want to be the biggest party, their heart must be big, but their heart is small.”
