Tripura: Brus protest, block roads over ration woes in Dhalai district

Agartala: Traffic movement was crippled in the Ambassa-Ganda Twisa road in Tripura’s Dhalai district, after thousands of newly settled Bru families staged a road blockade demanding immediate solutions to the ration woes.

Protestors claimed that none of the families of the two newly created settlements—Kananta Para and Jagabandhu Kasrai Para, were receiving enough ration materials for survival.

They also complained that the monthly pension of Rs 5,000 was pending for the past five months. When contacted, SDPO Gand Twisa subdivision, Bapi Debbarma told EastMojo that the blockade began early in the morning.