Gen Z protester Neha Bora a new face of India's youth unrest
A little-known doctoral student has emerged as one of the most visible faces of a protest movement in India that has mounted the most serious challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in years.
Neha Bora, a 29-year-old doctoral student and national president of the left-wing All India Students' Association, has emerged as a prominent face of India's youth unrest. Bora, who traces her political involvement to theatre and student-led protests against a citizenship law in 2019 and 2020, is currently detained alongside other activists for protesting against alleged massive vote-rigging by the ruling party.
Despite her arrest, Bora continues to advocate for the movement, urging fellow protesters to carry on their efforts wherever they are. The protests, led by the Cockroach Janta Party, aim to oust India's election chief, alleging irregularities in handling voter data that have led to the deletion of over 130 million names from electoral rolls.
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