Tripura HC directs state to submit action taken report on infiltration within 3 months
Agartala (PTI): The Tripura High Court has asked the state government to submit a detailed report on the steps taken to prevent infiltration from across the border within the next three months, an advocate said on Friday.
A division bench headed by Chief Justice M S Ramachandra Rao issued the directive on Thursday while hearing a petition filed by three persons, including Tipra Motha Party MLA Ranjit Debbarma.
The petitioners alleged that despite the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issuing guidelines for preventing infiltration, the state government has failed to take effective measures to address the problem.
"The division bench asked the state government to submit a detailed report within the next three months on the steps taken to detect, detain and deport infiltrators, as per the MHA guidelines," Anthony Debbarma, who represented the petitioners, said.
The northeastern state shares 856 km of international border with Bangladesh, with around 85 per cent of the boundary having been fenced.
Responding to the court's directive, Ranjit Debbarma said infiltration should stop immediately to ensure internal security of the state.
The MLA said that while other states are carrying out anti-infiltration operations to identify and deport the illegal immigrants as per MHA guidelines, the Tripura government is not working properly in this regard.
"I had raised the issue at several forums but did not receive a proper response, prompting me to knock on the court's doors. Now, the court will take the final call on the issue," he said.
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AAP accuses Chadha of indulging in 'soft PR', dodging key issues in Parliament
New Delhi (PTI): The AAP on Friday hit back at party MP Raghav Chadha, accusing him of shying away from raising issues against the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR".
Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Chadha failed to toe the party's line on several matters in Parliament and did not join opposition walkouts on key issues.
"We all are soldiers of Arvind Kejriwal, the Centre doesn't care about soft PR or talking about samosas at airport canteens when bigger issues are at stake," Bharadwaj said in a video posted on X.
"Whenever the Opposition staged a walkout in Parliament, you (Chadha) did not participate. You did not raise issues concerning Punjab, from where you are elected, and you hid in a foreign country when former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested," he added.
AAP national media in-charge Anurag Dhanda also criticised Chadha, questioning whether someone who "fears" Prime Minister Narendra Modi can fight for the country.
"In West Bengal, the right to vote is being snatched away. When a proposal against the CEC came up in the House, you (Chadha) refused to sign it," Dhanda said on X.
"In Parliament, we get limited time to speak, and it can be used either to fight for the nation or discuss trivial matters like cheaper samosas at airport canteens," Dhanda said, adding that Chadha has been hesitant to speak on "real issues" for the last few years.
The remarks came after Chadha earlier in the day said he was "silenced, not defeated", a day after being removed as the AAP's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha.
