The youths gathered at Astabal stadium at a large number and protested for hours amid the scorching summer. They wanted to conduct a Raj Bhawan Abhijan in this regard but were stopped from doing so, led them to sit on road at Circuit house.

Tear gas, water cannon were used by police to stop Tipra Motha student wing Tipra Indigenous Students Federation (TISF) protest on Wednesday who were demonstrating to go to Raj Bhawan with their demand for Roman Script for Kokborok language. The agitators had blockaded the VIP road at Circuit House since morning. As they were not vacating the place, at last police had to use tear gas, water cannon to control the situation. Talking to media, the agitators said that they were in peaceful protest but still police organized attacks on them. Some of the agitators were injured and taken to hospital.

“We will not stop until our demands are kept. We want Roman script for Kokborok language and unless we get it, we will not give up”, said a woman agitator.

The injured activists were rushed to the hospital.