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Neha Bora Accuses Right-Wing Groups of Threatening Campus Secularism
Neha Bora leads a student organisation called AISA.
At a meeting at Jadavpur University, she criticised the BJP and RSS.
She said right-wing groups were attacking campuses in West Bengal.
She said this was making it harder for people to share democratic and secular ideas.
She pointed to alleged attacks at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.
Bora also claimed that people in Bengal were living in fear.
She said homes were being demolished after the current government came to power.
These statements are Bora’s allegations.
AISA national president Neha Bora accused the RSS and BJP of attacking campuses in West Bengal.
Bora said democratic, liberal and secular views were increasingly threatened at educational institutions.
She cited repeated attacks at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.
Bora made the remarks at an event organised by Left-wing student groups at Jadavpur University.
She alleged an atmosphere of terror and said houses were being demolished since the current dispensation came to power in Bengal.
- Who
- AISA national president Neha Bora, speaking about the BJP and RSS.
- What
- Bora alleged attacks on campuses and threats to democratic, liberal and secular views.
- Where
- At an event at Jadavpur University in West Bengal; she also referred to the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.
- When
- Monday; no date is specified.
- Why
- Bora said right-wing organisations were threatening democratic, liberal and secular views; this was her stated allegation.
Bora’s allegations
Other perspectives
Campus attacks and threats
Bora’s allegations
Bora alleged that the BJP, RSS and other right-wing forces were attacking educational campuses and threatening democratic, liberal and secular views.
Other perspectives
The provided article contains no response from the BJP, RSS or other parties to these allegations.
Demolitions and atmosphere of fear
Bora’s allegations
Bora claimed an atmosphere of terror had developed and that houses were being demolished since the current dispensation came to power in Bengal.
Other perspectives
The provided article gives no response or independent verification of this claim.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Neha Bora, national president of AISA
- Event location
- Jadavpur University
- Organisers
- Left-wing student organisations
- Organisations named
- RSS and BJP
- Institution cited
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI)
- Claims
- Bora alleged campus attacks, threats to secular views and house demolitions in Bengal.
Quotes
Neha Bora
AISA national president speaking at an event at Jadavpur University
“The BJP and RSS are out to destroy Bengal. Repeated attacks are being carried out in an institution of national importance like the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) by the right-wing forces, while democratic, liberal and secular views are also coming under increasing threat.”
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