Agartala, Dec. 4 :    Agartala, Dec. 4:  Preparations for the plenary session of the Jamatya Hoda (community council) have received a jolt with the killing of a Hoda member last night. Police sources said Jalushmoni Jamatya (38), a surrendered militant and a government employee, was hacked to death in remote Teiharchong village under Udaipur police station last night. Jamatya was on his way to Haticherra village in south Maharani area to attend a convention of the Moyal Hoda (regional Jamatya council) when he was waylaid by NLFT marauders. His body was recovered by the police from Udaipur this morning. The killing has sparked tension among the Jamatya tribals on the eve of a crucial Hoda convention. The two-day session, to be chaired by council chief Bikram Bahadur Jamatya, on December 9-10 is expected to chalk out a foolproof strategy to counter NLFT depredations. It will be held at Hadupa village under Teliamura police station. Bikram Bahadur said the session will reconstitute the Jamatya community council and draw up a strategy to counter NLFT interference in the religious rites of the Hindu tribals. Jamatya, who is revered both by tribals and non-tribals because of his sustained campaign against violence and militancy, said over 500 delegates representing 321 Jamatya-dominated localities would attend the session. Bikram Bahadur said the Jamatya Hoda was a non-political body committed to the social uplift of the community. Official sources, however, fear that the NLFT may subvert the session and security around the site has been beefed up to prevent any untoward incident. The fear stems from the fact that on December 9, a high-powered VHP delegation led by the outfit's international secretary Acharya Giriraj Kishore will arrive here to take part in a series of programmes. The VHP will launch an agitation against the conversion of Hindu tribals and non-tribals to Christianity by the Church in the region. The VHP has set up 'dharma suraksha' committees to counter forced conversion drives by the NLFT in the Hindu-dominated areas. Local VHP leaders are also planning to set up a committee of Bajrang Dal activists in the state. The VHP's decision was announced shortly after former Tripura National Volunteers chief Bijoy Hrangkhawl decided to constitute a volunteer force comprising 12,000 tribal youth in response to the anti-NLFT stand taken by Jamatyas, Chakmas, Uchoi and Koloi trial communities. Vatican envoy's visit: Vatican ambassador to India Lorenzo Baldisseri paid a day's visit to the state yesterday to inaugurate the newly-constructed bishop's house, 'Jibjyoti'. Addressing a meeting, attended by the 10 bishops of the Northeast and Governor K.M. Seth, Baldisseri said peace and amity were imperative for national development. He said the Catholic Church here was working for the poor and the downtrodden. VHP sources, however, questioned the motive behind Baldisseri's sudden arrival. They said the visit was probably aimed at stimulating the sagging morale of the Catholic community in the face of the NLFT's onslaught backed by the rival Baptist Church. Border fencing A high-level technical team from Delhi will arrive here shortly to supervise fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh border. In the first phase, 120 km of the state's 856-km border with Bangladesh will be fenced. The fencing will cover 400 km of the porous border. Highly-placed sources in the Border Security Force (BSF) said fencing work would be done on the Punjab model to make it foolproof against infiltration, particularly in the hilly terrain. Sources said at present nine BSF battalions were posted along the border and two more battalions would be deployed soon. The Union home ministry has already sanctioned Rs 8 crore for initial fencing work, they added. Inspector-general of police, Border Security Force (Tripura, Cachar and Mizoram sectors) Arvind Rohan said the BSF was helping other paramilitary forces and the state government in fighting militancy besides discharging their normal duties. 'Last year BSF jawans shot dead two militants and arrested 63 while nine militants have been captured this year though,'' he said. He added that the BSF was also trying to stem illegal border trade.