Archive · 7 Aug 2026
ABVP calls AISA ink-smearing claim baseless, politically motivated
Some students walked to a big government building in Ranchi to complain about problems with their exams.
A student leader named Neha Bora was walking with them.
Suddenly, a man threw black ink at her.
The man was caught and said he thought she was an 'anti-national,' meaning someone he believed was against the country.
Neha Bora's group, called AISA, was very upset.
They said people connected to two big groups, the RSS and the BJP, were behind the attack.
Another student group, called ABVP, said that was not true.
ABVP said AISA was making up the story to get attention instead of helping students with real exam problems.
ABVP also said any investigation should be fair and follow the law.
The two groups disagree about what really happened.
A man threw ink at AISA national president Neha Bora during a protest march to the Jharkhand Assembly in Ranchi on Friday.
The march protested alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) examinations.
On being detained, the attacker accused Bora of being an 'anti-national.'
AISA condemned the incident and alleged that BJP and RSS-linked individuals had run a 'propaganda and hate campaign' against Bora's participation in the protest.
ABVP dismissed the allegations as 'baseless, misleading and politically motivated,' saying AISA was seeking political mileage rather than justice.
- Who
- Neha Bora, national president of the All India Students' Association (AISA), the unidentified attacker, and ABVP national general secretary Virendra Singh Solanki.
- What
- A man threw ink at AISA president Neha Bora during a protest march over alleged JPSC and JSSC exam irregularities; AISA blamed BJP and RSS-linked individuals while ABVP dismissed the claim.
- When
- Friday, according to a report datelined August 7.
- Where
- Ranchi, during a protest march to the Jharkhand Assembly.
- Why
- The march protested alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations, and the dispute centers on who was responsible for the ink-smearing incident.
AISA's position
ABVP's position
Who was behind the ink attack
AISA's position
AISA condemned the incident and alleged that 'RSS-BJP goons' and BJP and RSS-linked individuals had run a 'propaganda and hate campaign' against Bora's participation in the protest.
ABVP's position
ABVP dismissed the allegations as 'baseless, misleading and politically motivated' and accused AISA of manufacturing a controversy to divert public attention.
Motive behind the protests
AISA's position
AISA framed the incident as part of a campaign against genuine student protest over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations.
ABVP's position
ABVP said AISA was using the ink-smearing incident to overshadow real student issues and gain political mileage rather than seek justice.
- Incident
- Ink thrown at AISA national president Neha Bora
- Location
- Ranchi, during protest march to Jharkhand Assembly
- Date
- Friday (report datelined August 7)
- Protest reason
- Alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations
- Attacker's statement
- Called Bora an 'anti-national' while being detained
- AISA allegation
- BJP and RSS-linked individuals behind a propaganda and hate campaign
- ABVP response
- Allegations 'baseless, misleading and politically motivated'
- ABVP spokesperson
- National general secretary Virendra Singh Solanki