India, March 21 -- The Twipra Students' Federation (TSF) on Friday sat on an indefinite strike demanding the Roman script be allowed for the Kokborok language, spoken by a majority of the indigenous community in the state.

The strike was held in several parts of the state, including the capital city of Agartala, with incidents of road blockades and burning tyres also being reported. Their demands include a resolution on the issue of the Kokborok language script and rescheduling of CBSE class 10 and 12 board examinations for Kokborok subject.

"The students got Kokborok question paper written in Bengali language. They wanted it in Roman script. We see that the Tripura government, TBSE (Tripura Board of Secondary Education) and CBSE (Centr...