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BJP in the state Chief minister Biplab Deb had said there is no demand for an NRC in the state since "everyone is a legal citizen". Like other states, we need to take up the matter too," Mevak Kumar Jamatia, general secretary of IPFT and tribal welfare minister, had said earlier.Last week, the state saw two separate protests by the tribal parties, seeking NRC. "Our party has long been fighting to protect the life, culture, tradition and linguistic identity of the indigenous people of Tripura. While both IPFT and INPT organized public rallies on Thursday, INPT held another demonstration on Saturday. AGARTALA: The movement seeking the creation of a National Register of Citizens ( NRC ), on the lines of the one in Assam, is gaining momentum in Tripura The demand for NRC has turned out to be an issue that has brought the tribal opposition and ruling parties - INPT and the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) - on the same page..