AISA CHIEF REFUSES TO SIGH PEACE BOND

AISA CHIEF REFUSES TO SIGH PEACE BOND

25-OCT-ENG 1

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

DELHI----------------------------All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora on Saturday appeared before the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court and firmly refused to sign a ₹10,000 peace bond.

The court directed police to hand over relevant documents to her lawyer and granted time to file a reply. A day earlier, the Delhi High Court had dismissed her petition challenging the police notice.

Bora was detained on 16 October during the “Lahra Do Tiranga” march at Mandi House. The protest demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and opposed alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. She was released the next morning.

On 17 October the SEM issued a notice under relevant sections of the BNSS seeking a personal bond and surety to maintain peace during the inquiry period. The notice alleged slogan-shouting at Mandi House, repeated protests near Jantar Mantar despite prohibitory orders, and instigation at Connaught Place.

In a press conference at the CPI(ML) Liberation parliamentary office, Bora said the right to peaceful protest is a constitutional right. She alleged that police used lathis, tore women’s clothes and assaulted journalists, and that any breach of peace was due to police action, not the protest. She questioned whether remaining silent in the face of injustice amounts to peace.

The Centre and Delhi Police told the High Court that she had violated rules multiple times (claimed 12 times). The court had earlier upheld the notice process.