Agartala: Tipra Motha Party (TMP) chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma has raised serious concerns over illegal cross-border migration, claiming that Assam, Tripura, and certain regions of Meghalaya are increasingly becoming transit corridors for undocumented entrants from Bangladesh into the Northeast and other parts of India.
Debbarma’s remarks followed the arrest of four Bangladeshi nationals at Agartala railway station on Saturday.
Taking to social media platform X, the royal scion and tribal rights leader alleged that illegal entry across the border is a daily occurrence, with only a fraction of the migrants being apprehended.
“Illegal Bangladeshis are entering every day. For every five apprehended, 1,000 manage to cross due to the terrain and porous border,” he posted.
“Tripura is witnessing demographic change once again. Assam, Tripura, and parts of Meghalaya are now key transit points for illegal migration into the Northeast and beyond.”
Tripura shares an 856-kilometre-long international border with Bangladesh, and while over 90 percent of the border has been fenced, authorities say the remaining stretches remain vulnerable due to difficult terrain and other logistical challenges.
Debbarma linked the rising concern over migration to the growing demands for land rights among Indigenous communities.
“Our indigenous tribes are demanding land rights because we fear being overrun by unchecked migration,” he said.
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He also called for national attention and support in safeguarding the region’s demographic and cultural integrity.
“If our youth are given support, they will defend our land and prevent illegal infiltration,” he added.
The comments have stirred renewed debate on border security and demographic changes in the Northeast, especially in the context of tribal rights and regional identity.
