The Nagarik Suraksha Mancha, a local Bengali civil society organisation in Kanchanpur subdivision of North Tripura district, has set a 10-day ultimatum to the state government for providing full compensation to 93 families who were allegedly displaced following an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protest on December 10.

The organisation also threatened to launch a massive movement, including an indefinite strike, if their demands were not fulfilled.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Manch president Ranjit Kumar Nath said for 55 days nearly 317 people of 93 families, who fled their homes following a largescale violence during the anti-CAA movement, had been now staying in relief camps, but the government was not ready to provide proper compensation to them.

The Mancha said they would launch a largescale movement which might include an indefinite strike unless their demands were met.

“We gave many deadlines to the government in the past. We withdrew an indefinite strike in December as the government had assured us that they would provide full compensation to the Bengali families who have been now staying in the relief camps for the last 55 days. Chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb promised that compensation would be provided to those who were evicted from their houses due to ethnic clash during the anti-CAA movement of the Joint Movement Committee Against CAA in December last year,” Nath said.

Nath said: “If the government can fulfil the demands of the displaced Brus, why can’t it provide full compensation to the people who are living in relief camps and are local residents of North Tripura district?

“After the arrival of the Brus, residents of North Tripura are facing severe problems. We demand the government send the Brus back to Mizoram. Bru migrants rendered many Bengalis homeless by stealing and ravaging their properties since their arrival in Tripura, forcing the Bengali people to flee their homes.”

The Mancha along with a few other local bodies such as Unnayan Mancha and Bangalee Oikya Mancha held an indefinite strike in different parts of Tripura in protest against alleged violence during an anti-CAA protests in Tripura from December 9 to 11.

It held a strike for four days at Kanchanpur and adjoining villages in North Tripura, demanding compensation to people affected by the violence during the strike and deployment of security personnel across the subdivision permanently.

However, the local administration said relief was arranged for every family in the camps. The government has been paying Rs 2,000 per day to each family for the past 55 days.

Nath said: “The local administration is providing Rs 2,000 a day to each family, but they are not providing medical facilities. Many people have fallen sick. How can a family live with Rs 2,000 a day? The government should increase the amount and arrange medical facilities for them. The government is pressuring them to go back, but how can they go in the absence of security? The government should fulfil the demands, failing which we will organise a massive protest democratically,” Nath said.

Officer-in-charge of Anandabazaar police station Keshab Hari Jamatia said the situation was peaceful and under control in the area and regular patrols were being held.