‘Coordination with CJP on agenda basis, but alliances are always on radar’: Neha Bora
AISA national president Neha Bora discusses the strategic coordination between her student organization and the Cockroach Janta Party. She emphasizes that while their ideologies differ, they maintain a working relationship based on shared agendas and mutual solidarity.
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Highlights the evolving landscape of student activism and political coalition-building in India, where disparate groups find common ground on specific policy issues.
In the run-up to a collective protest on October 10 seeking the scrapping of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls and the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have been coordinating despite differences in their ideologies and approaches. In an interview with The Hindu , AISA national president Neha Bora speaks about the ties between the two organisations , their differences and the scope for a broader alliance. Edited excerpts:
In response to comparisons between you and [Abhijeet] Dipke as leaders, you said the idea is solidarity instead of comparison. What do these collaborations look like on the ground, and is a larger alliance on the radar?
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