Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Neha Bora to Address Student Protest Issues at Jadavpur University
Neha Bora, a student leader, is expected to speak at a meeting at Jadavpur University on Monday.
The meeting is organised by a group of student unions.
People there plan to discuss several education and election-related issues.
These include calls to scrap the SIR and a proposed bill concerning the Indian Statistical Institute.
They will also discuss the National Education Policy and the National Testing Agency.
Bora is expected to talk about reports of campus vandalism and alleged attacks on students.
The article says the accusations involve groups linked to the RSS, but does not include their response.
Other students and a research scholar are also scheduled to speak.
Student leader Neha Bora is scheduled to speak Monday at a convention at Jadavpur University.
The convention will discuss demands to scrap the SIR and the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026, among other issues.
Organisers say the event will also address the National Education Policy, the National Testing Agency and the “Save School, Save Education” movement.
Bora is expected to discuss alleged campus vandalism at Jadavpur University and alleged assaults at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.
Other speakers include SRFTI students’ union vice-president Blossom Hazarika and an Indian Statistical Institute research scholar identified as Udvas.
- Who
- Neha Bora, Blossom Hazarika and an Indian Statistical Institute research scholar identified as Udvas are among the scheduled speakers.
- What
- A student-union convention will discuss election and education issues, the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026, and reported campus incidents.
- When
- Monday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Where
- KP Basu Auditorium, Jadavpur University.
- Why
- Organisers say the convention is intended to discuss student demands and what they describe as threats to campus autonomy and education.
- Convention title
- “Gen-Z movement: Generation and unity of resistance”
- Venue
- KP Basu Auditorium, Jadavpur University
- Organiser
- A collective of students’ unions
- Featured speaker
- Neha Bora, national president of the All India Students’ Association and a JNU PhD student
- Topics
- SIR, the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026, the National Education Policy, the National Testing Agency and “Save School, Save Education”
- Other scheduled speakers
- Blossom Hazarika and an Indian Statistical Institute research scholar identified as Udvas
- Campus incidents cited
- Alleged vandalism at Jadavpur University on August 20 and alleged attacks at SRFTI on September 27