Leftist poster girl Neha Bora who is being propped up by leftist media across the world has credited the anti-CAA movement with shaping her political activism. The movement she says shaped her political journey was centred on opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) proving that her activism was for the cause of Rohingyas and illegal Bangladeshis staying in India and obtaining citizenship.
In a conversation with alleged journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Bora said she might never have become an activist had she not witnessed the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
When Arfa Khanum pointed out that the Shaheen Bagh movement was crushed within 100 days, she asked Bora why the anti-CAA movement had left such a lasting impact despite facing repression.
Bora credited the anti-CAA movement with shaping her political journey and inspiring young people to enter activism.
Bora said, “That is true; it happens all the time. But look at Shaheen Bagh, or the farmers’ protest—which did, of course, reach a definitive conclusion. Personally, I would say that if the anti-CAA movement hadn’t happened, I wouldn’t be an activist today. So, ask us about what is gained from movements that might seem incomplete or unresolved. Ask the young people entering universities today—or even those who did two or three years ago—what drew them to politics, or why they are involved now in AISA. Ask them where they first heard of AISA, or where they found the poetry that inspired them to become writers or poets—not just for mushairas (poetry gatherings), but for the struggles fought on the streets. They will tell you it was the anti-CAA movement. Even those movements that the State effectively crushes leave an impact on people’s hearts and minds that lasts a lifetime. Had I not witnessed the anti-CAA movement, I likely wouldn’t be an activist today. I owe a debt to that movement—and to all the activists who fought for equal citizenship—a debt I try to repay every day through my own activism. To those who taught me that the world can be viewed from a different perspective—and regarding the CAA, the situation was extremely one-sided; it was the Muslim who was fighting. A narrative was created that the entire country should turn against them—that anyone with a problem with Muslims should take the opposing side, simply because a Muslim was the one fighting. Despite enduring immense repression, they kept fighting. I feel indebted to that movement, and every single day that I engage in activism, I will strive to repay that debt—the debt to the movement that taught me what solidarity actually looks like. It taught me what it means to take blows from batons for the sake of solidarity, to risk getting one’s head cracked open, and to literally lay oneself on the ground for one another. That is what it taught me.”
The reality of the Marxist poster girl, Neha Bora, that no media will show you.
Neha Bora is a product of the CAA protest, and she is fighting for Rohingyas and Bangladeshis. https://t.co/KeU66MhjZq
— Office Of Vijay Patel (@VijayGajeraO) October 12, 2026
In other words, she participated in the CAA protests to help Rohingyas and illegal Bangladeshis stay in India and get citizenship.
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