All Tripura Tiger Force

All Tripura Tiger Force
Participant in Tripura rebellion
Active 1990 – present
Ideology Tripuri nationalism
Leaders Ranjit Debbarma
Area of operations Tripura, India
Opponents Government of Tripura

The All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) is a Tripuri nationalist insurgent group active in the Tripura region of India. It was founded on July 11, 1990, by a group of former Tripura National Volunteer members under the leadership of Ranjit Debbarma. The ATTF is currently considered a terrorist organisation by India.[1][2] The rebellion, in which it is involved is the Tripura Rebellion. According to the South Asian Terrorism Portal, approximately 90% of the ATTF's administration are Hindu and the rest are Christians.[3]

Objectives

According to the South Asian Terrorism Portal, the main objectives of the ATTF are:[3]

  • To expel all Bengali-speaking settlers settled in Tripura after 1956
  • Return tribal lands to their original owners under the "Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act"
  • Removal of suffrage from all immigrants who entered Tripura after 1956

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Terrorist / Insurgent Groups – Tripura, India". South Asia Terrorism Portal.
  2. ↑ Animesh Roul (June 4, 2010). "Terrorism Monitor". 8 (22). The Jamestown Foundation.
  3. 1 2 "All Tripura Tiger Force". South Asia Terrorism Portal.


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