Neha, a prominent face of the CJP protests, presses on with hunger strike
Neha, the national president of the All India Students’ Association, is on her 22nd day of an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. She is protesting alongside members of the Cockroach Janta Party, demanding attention to their cause despite health challenges.
Why it matters
The protest highlights ongoing student-led political activism in India and the challenges faced by activists in sustained public demonstrations.
As the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) started its current protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on June 20, at the peak of Delhi’s punishing summer, the focus was mostly on the founder of the party, Abhijeet Dipke , who had by then become an online sensation.
As the sun went down, the Delhi Police started removing people from Jantar Mantar, and the protest was reduced to a small band of people gathered on and around the main stage. But one lesser-known face, standing right next to Mr. Dipke on his left with an “AISA” badge pinned to her kurta, continued chanting slogans louder than most of the others. She was Ms. Neha.
Ms. Neha, who was back then not that familiar, at least to the rest of the nation, has since then become a prominent face of the protest.
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