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Ink attack on JNU scholar Neha Bora: vow to continue protest
An unidentified man threw ink at JNU scholar and AISA national president Neha Bora during a student protest in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Staff Selection Commission…
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An unidentified man threw ink at JNU scholar and AISA national president Neha Bora during a student protest in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Staff Selection Commission exams. Bora, 29, shared pictures of ink on her face and said she wore it 'with pride', vowing protesters would 'write the future with ink'.
Bora had earlier spent 23 days on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar alongside education reformer Sonam Wangchuk and other activists, demanding exam transparency. Originally from Uttarakhand, she is a PhD scholar at JNU’s School of Arts and Aesthetics. Hindustan Times reports that her family are staunch BJP supporters, but her mother later praised the protest after a police crackdown.
The Indian Opinion
Some narratives paint student activists as professional agitators or anti-national disruptors. Neha Bora’s own family background, staunch BJP supporters who later acknowledged the cause, shows these protests cut across political lines. The real issue remains exam irregularities that deny thousands of youth fair opportunities. The test will be whether the Jharkhand government announces a transparent, time-bound probe into JPSC and JSSC procedures.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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