'You showed us the way': Neha Bora says Bangladesh's Gen-Z movement inspires Indian youth
The Aisa president says Bangladesh’s movement for democracy and voting rights has offered lessons to young people in India fighting for similar causes.
Neha Bora, president of the All India Students' Association (Aisa), has praised Bangladesh's Gen-Z movement for inspiring young people in India to stand up for democracy and voting rights.
In a video message marking the sixth national conference of Socialist Student Front today (October 14), Neha expressed solidarity with the Bangladeshi student organisation and said young activists in India were drawing inspiration from movements led by their counterparts in Bangladesh.
"We extend our solidarity to you. We take inspiration from you, lessons from the movements that you lead," she said.
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She also credited Bangladesh's Gen-Z movement with showing young people in India a path towards collective action.
"Revolutionary greetings to the Socialist Students Front on your sixth National Conference. We present you our red salute. And we know that the Gen-Z movement that we are seeing everywhere in this country first started in Bangladesh. And congratulations to you for showing us the way," she said.
Neha said young people in India were also participating in and leading movements to defend democratic and voting rights, drawing parallels between the struggles of students in the two neighbouring countries.
She expressed hope that students and activists from Bangladesh and India would work together to build a better South Asia and a better world.
Neha Bora was detained and subsequently released by the Delhi Police multiple times between October 2 and October 11, 2026. The detentions occurred during ongoing student-led protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Bora was first detained on October 2 near Jantar Mantar and again on October 4 during a march. Most recently, she was intercepted near the Safdarjung Airport flyover on October 10 and held at the Maidan Garhi Police Station, followed by another brief detention on October 11 at the Narela Industrial Area police station before being released each evening.
