An Indian student, who participated in a 23-day hunger strike during the recently ended protests, has slammed the Indian media for labeling protesters as “Pakistani agents.”
Neha Bora, who was among thousands of students who staged a rally at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, said labeling protesters as Pakistani agents was a tactic used to suppress dissent, recalling that similar allegations had previously been made against people from Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
He observed that people were silent in the face of bullets in Kashmir; now those bullets have reached Connaught Place in Delhi.
Neha said, “Today, when students protest for their rights, they are called 'Pakistani agents'.”
“Now people have realized that the previous accusations were false,” he added.
Neha Bora's comments came after Generation Z protesters canceled the demonstration, following the resignation of the education minister and the government's promise to meet all their demands.
The protesters' other demands included compensation for those affected by exam irregularities and that legal cases against the protesters be dropped, according to CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi subsequently announced the creation of a task force led by tech entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani to reform India's exam system, following days of youth protests over exam leaks.
“Our examination system must be reliable, it must be transparent and the system must make maximum use of technology,” Modi said on Instagram, adding that new legislation to address paper leaks will be introduced in parliament on Monday.
