Archive · 19 Jan 2026
40 Students Detained During Kokborok Day Rally
On January 19, in Agartala, Tripura, 40 tribal students were detained by the police during a rally to celebrate Kokborok Day.
The students were causing trouble and holding signs written in Roman and Bengali scripts, which is not the usual script used for the Kokborok language.
The rally was led by senior BJP MLA Ram Pada Jamatia and former MLA Autul Debbarma.
The students were taken to the AD Nagar police line and will be released later.
BJP MLA Ram Pada Jamatia said it was unfortunate that the students tried to disrupt the peaceful rally.
Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma expressed sadness over the detention of the students, who were protesting against the use of Bengali script for the Kokborok language.
He said that the fight for the rights of the language will continue.
40 tribal students were detained for creating chaos during a rally to mark Kokborok Day in Agartala, Tripura.
The students were holding placards written in Roman and Bengali scripts, which disrupted the official rally led by senior BJP MLA Ram Pada Jamatia.
The detained students were taken to the AD Nagar police line and will be released later.
BJP MLA Ram Pada Jamatia expressed that the students' actions were unfortunate and disrupted the peaceful rally.
Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma expressed anguish over the detention and the use of Bengali script for the Kokborok language.
- Who
- 40 tribal students, BJP MLA Ram Pada Jamatia, Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma
- What
- Detention of students during a rally to mark Kokborok Day
- When
- January 19
- Where
- Agartala, Tripura
- Why
- Students were creating chaos and holding placards written in Roman and Bengali scripts, which disrupted the official rally
- Date
- January 19
- Location
- Agartala, Tripura
- Number of Detained Students
- 40
- Organizer of Kokborok Day
- Department of Kokborok & Other Minority Languages
- Script Used on Placards
- Roman and Bengali
- Key Figures Involved
- Ram Pada Jamatia (BJP MLA), Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma (Tipra Motha supremo)
