Neha Bora ends 23-day hunger strike, then leads Connaught Place sprint to Jantar Mantar
· India · Times of India, BBC News, Zee News
Neha Bora, 29, president of the All India Students' Association, terminated a 23-day hunger strike at RK Ashram Marg before sprinting through Connaught Place toward Jantar Mantar to press for the chief election commissioner's resignation. Police detained her and other protesters after she broke into a run past barricades, with Bora alleging women were packed into cramped cells and male protesters were abused in the bus. She grew up in Uttarakhand in a family that moved with her father's Army postings and has lived in Delhi for nearly 12 years. Her activism began at Delhi University with street theatre on social issues, widening her worldview before street protests.
Why it matters
Neha Bora's dual action — ending a prolonged hunger strike and leading a public sprint through central Delhi — highlights the intensity of student activism around the chief election commissioner's resignation, drawing police action and public attention to the protest site.
Read the original report — Times of India
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