Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Neha Bora Says Protesters Have Overcome Fear of Detention
Neha Bora, a student leader, spoke about protests over India's election system.
She said protesters are not as afraid of being detained as they were before.
She said some people returned to protest after being detained or beaten.
The demonstrators are demanding that election chief Gyanesh Kumar resign.
Bora and party leader Dipankar Bhattacharya also criticized a process that changes voter lists.
Bhattacharya said people who lost voting rights should be able to vote in new elections in Bihar and Bengal.
Both leaders want the law connected to Kumar's appointment to be repealed.
These are the protesters' claims and demands; the article does not give responses from the government or election authorities.
AISA president Neha Bora said protesters are no longer afraid of detention and have returned to demonstrations after being beaten or detained.
The protests began on October 2 and demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, according to the article.
CPI(ML)-Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya called the special intensive revision of electoral rolls a threat to voting rights and urged repolling in Bihar and Bengal.
Bora alleged that the Supreme Court's remarks on a change to SIR Form 6 left Kumar exposed; the article does not include a response from the court or Election Commission.
Bora and Bhattacharya called for Kumar's resignation and the repeal of the 2023 law governing his appointment and immunity.
- Who
- AISA president Neha Bora and CPI(ML)-Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya spoke about the protests.
- What
- They defended the protesters' persistence and demanded Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, an end to the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, and repeal of the 2023 law concerning his appointment.
- When
- The press meet took place on Tuesday; the protests began on October 2. The article does not specify the year.
- Where
- The press meet was held in Calcutta.
- Why
- The protesters oppose the special intensive revision of electoral rolls and say it threatens voting rights.
- Protest start date
- October 2; the article does not specify the year.
- Main demand
- The resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Protest leader quoted
- Neha Bora, national president of the All India Students' Association.
- Party leader quoted
- Dipankar Bhattacharya, general secretary of CPI(ML)-Liberation.
- Electoral-roll issue
- The leaders called for the special intensive revision of electoral rolls to be scrapped.
- Further demand
- The leaders called for repeal of the 2023 law concerning the CEC's appointment and immunity.
- Repolling proposal
- Bhattacharya called for repolling in Bihar and Bengal where elections had been held after SIR.