Along with Abhijeet Deepke and Sonam Wangchuk, who are on hunger strike demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the NEET paper leak case in July 2026, another face caught the attention of the entire country.
This was Neha Bora who was on hunger strike with some of her colleagues in support of this protest of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).
Neha Bora, national president of All Students Association (AISA), the student organization of CPI ML (Liberation), again came into limelight when she reached Ranchi to take part in the student protest against the alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission examinations.
During that time ink was thrown on his face. But Neha said, "I am not afraid of ink being thrown." I have also faced pellet guns and lathicharge during the Delhi movement."
Challenging his opponents, he said, "Do they think that the anger of students and youth across the country can be suppressed with ink?"
After this, she reached Bihar demanding the release of those students who were arrested during the protests. Neha, who has been active in student politics for the last few years, has now emerged as a prominent face of the ongoing youth and student movements in the country.
Neha Bora is in the media these days because of her attitude, outspoken speeches and combative attitude. Many reels of his speeches are viral on social media.
Now Neha is once again protesting with her supporters in Delhi.
This time he and his supporters have come into the field demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Many opposition parties allege that Gyanesh Kumar is responsible for the alleged irregularities in the ongoing SIR process in the country and due to which crores of people have lost their right to vote.
Recently, the English newspaper 'Indian Express' had said in one of its investigative reports that there were differences between the Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners regarding the SIR process.
Neha's journey - from university to the face of youth movement
Neha is a resident of Uttarakhand. He first did his graduation from Delhi University and then studied MA from Ambedkar University, Delhi. Currently she is doing PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi.
Neha is the face of the leftist students' movement in Delhi and JNU. She is seen to be quite active in the university, leading AISA, the student organization of CPI ML (Liberation).
In fact, she is currently emerging as a vocal spokesperson of mass movements and leftist movements in the country.
What did the movement teach, Neha told
Last month, in an interview with 'Frontline', Neha had said, "A large number of posters were put up at Jantar Mantar also. It was said in them, 'You believe in Godse, we believe in Bhagat Singh. This is the basic difference between you and me and that is why you must go (from power). People kept saying that those who believe in Godse will not rule this country."
He had said, “In this, the legacy of RSS was being talked about in which it is accused of betraying the people. It was being said that they are standing in favor of Godse and we are in favor of Bhagat Singh. It was being discussed that their politics of division has taken the country to such a situation where paper leak is no longer a big deal, but the Hindu-Muslim narrative suddenly grabs people's attention. People were constantly talking about these issues."
Neha had said, "I think these demonstrations showed what the youth of the country no longer want from the current government. I think the lessons this movement taught us all went beyond the fact that even fascists can be held accountable. That's why when I came back from the hunger strike and was speaking on the mic, I said that the youth should remember this feeling. The spirit of fighting not against each other, but for each other.”
Differences with family over ideology
Neha comes from a traditional family. Coming from such a family and becoming the face of the leftist movement surprises people.
Neha had said in her interview, "There are staunch supporters of BJP in my family and there have been big differences in our house. This disagreement has existed in my house for a very long time. There has been this discord in my house ever since I came to Delhi and became politically active."
“Sometimes the situation becomes very stressful. I feel that I have been fairly independent in making my own decisions, both financially and in my life. I got this freedom from the second or third year of my graduation, because that was a turning point for me.”
'Youth politics has a long way to go'
According to Neha, the importance of CJP movement goes beyond the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan.
He believes that youth have learned that change is possible by fighting for each other rather than against each other.
She wants the energy generated from the Jantar Mantar movement to reach movements related to other issues like SIR, delimitation, workers' rights and women's reservation.
For them, this movement is part of the larger fight for democracy and the democratic, socialist and secular structure of the country.
'People have learned to hold each other's hands'
Neha, while talking about the movement at Jantar Mantar in an interview with BBC, had said that it showed that it cannot be kept in any category. This is the strength of this movement and may it remain like this.
He had said, “During the Jantar Mantar movement, many people said that their mothers had told them to go to the protest. Many said that they did not go to school because they wanted to come to the protest. That's a sign that in a country that was trained to hate, people have learned to hold each other's hands."
Neha had told in this interview that during the protest, BJP supporting parents and elders also came to her, some cried and apologized for the condition of the students.
In an interview given to 'Frontline', he gave the example of his family and said that his mother, a BJP supporter, appreciated the efforts of the protesters after seeing the police action with her own eyes. According to Neha, such changes have given a wider social impact to the movement.
Comparison with Abhijeet Deepke
Recently an interesting discussion was seen on social media. People started comparing Neha Bora with CJP founder Abhijit Deepke and debating who is more mature.
An X user named Amok posted a picture of Neha Bora and wrote, "Maturity is when you realize that Neha Bora is more talented than Abhijeet Deepke." She's an absolute icon of Gen Z and has amazing swag."
Reposting this post, Abhijeet has written – I agree with this.
Shortly after this post, Neha wrote on Instagram, "Not comparison, solidarity." We fight together against this."
Neha herself had said during the CJP Protest at Jantar Mantar that Deepke is polite, ready to take suggestions and he made the protesters feel that like them, he too is a student and partner in this struggle.
