The Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF), an independent tribal student organisation, called for a 12-hour bandh on Monday to demand the implementation of Roman script for Kokborok, Tripura’s second official language. The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the students’ wing of Congress, has extended support to the call.
Hamalu Jamatia, general secretary of the TSF, said they were compelled to announce the strike as the present and past governments of the State ignored the demand of the indigenous people. “This has been happening for the past 40 years”, he stated.
