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AGARTALA: All Tripura Indigenous Regional Parties Forum, a body formed by non-Left tribal parties today called for a 12-hour strike in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) on Wednesday against the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 introduced by the BJP-led NDA government. "Three indigenous political parties have formed the forum to safeguard and protect the interests of the tribals in the state who form one third of the population. "States like Assam and Tripura are facing trouble due to infiltration by foreign nationals. "We are of the clear opinion that the bill is detrimental to the interest of indigenous people. If the bill is passed in the Lok Sabha, lakhs of foreign people will get citizenship status which would be a serious threat to indigenous people..