AISA Backs Cockroach Janta Party's September 5 Delhi Protest March
The All India Students' Association (AISA) has backed the Cockroach Janta Party's proposed September 5 protest march in Delhi, demanding the withdrawal of FIRs against students and an inquiry into alleged pellet and bullet firing during earlier demonstrations.
AISA president Neha Bora stated on Wednesday that the core issues behind youth mobilisation remain unresolved, with police cases still pending against student demonstrators despite earlier commitments from the government to drop them. She demanded that the government take full accountability and initiate a probe into the firing incidents.
The upcoming demonstration, organised by the Abhijeet Dipke-led Cockroach Janta Party, is scheduled to take place on Teachers' Day. The group is resuming peaceful mobilisation following a month-long pause after negotiations with the Centre. The march is set to be led by families of students who died by suicide following the cancellation of the NEET exam and the subsequent re-test, alongside students subjected to alleged police excesses during the July agitation.
Bora, a Jawaharlal Nehru University PhD scholar whose organisation is affiliated with CPI Liberation, had earlier observed a 23-day hunger strike in Delhi alongside climate activist Sonam Wangchuk over the NEET paper leak controversy. She noted that public protests became necessary because the government had made direct dialogue with ordinary citizens difficult.
Responding to remarks from the Delhi Police that no formal request for the September 5 march had been received so far, Bora said AISA would wait to see the police response. However, she maintained that the organisation stands by the principle that democratic agitations do not require permission.
Bora added that AISA's solidarity extends beyond the withdrawal of FIRs, addressing broader student grievances nationwide, including the centralisation of examinations under the National Testing Agency and ongoing agitations across state universities and colleges.
