Shehla Rashid

Shehla Rashid Shora
Rashid in April 2016
Born
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
NationalityIndian
Education

Shehla Rashid Shora is an Indian human rights activist who has pursued her Ph.D. at Jawaharlal Nehru University.[1][2] She was the vice-president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) in 2015–16 and was a member of the All India Students Association (AISA).[3][4][5] She rose to prominence whilst leading the student agitation calling for the release for Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and others who were arrested on charges of sedition in February 2016 for participating and organizing sloganeering in JNU.[6][7][8]

Shora is vocal about the human rights situation in Kashmir, particularly highlighting the plight of minors held in custody awaiting trial, and has been active since 2010 after organising a youth leadership programme in Kashmir.[9] She played a leading role in organising the 'Occupy UGC movement' and the decision to "camp" at University Grants Commission (UGC) headquarters to protest the withdrawal of non-NET fellowship.[10] She led the protest march to the Ministry of Human Resources Development to ask for an increase in graduate student stipends.[11][12][13]

On 16 February 2019 Shora posted a tweet stating that a group of Kashmiri girls were trapped in a hostel in Dehra Dun by a mob demanding their expulsion. The Uttarakhand police subsequently filed a first information report against her for disrupting public tranquility and intent to provoke breach of peace by spreading rumours.[14][15] She had briefly joined the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement political party, founded by Shah Faesal on 17 March 2019.[16][17]

  1. ^ Srivastava, Ritesh K, ed. (1 December 2020). "Who is Shehla Rashid Shora and why is this former JNU student in news?". Zee News. says: "currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India."
  2. ^ "Shehla Rashid". Twitter. Retrieved 6 December 2020. says: "Ph.D. candidate, JNU".
  3. ^ "Voice from Valley leads JNU narrative". The Times of India. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ^ Bhuyan, Anoo (19 February 2016). "Student Movements Will Be Deathbed Of RSS Agenda". Outlook India. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. ^ Ali, Ursila (17 February 2016). "JNU Crackdown: 4 powerful voices you can't ignore". DailyO. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. ^ Aranya Shankar, Shikha Sharma (29 February 2016) JNUSU, in Kanhaiya's absence: Shehla holds the fort with Rama, Saurabh charts his own path, The Indian Express.
  7. ^ Manavi Kapur (12 March 2016). Shehla Rashid has found a political lexicon at JNU. Business Standard. Retrieved on 7 May 2020.
  8. ^ Sudipto Mondal (14 March 2016). Cornered on the Left: Questioning JNU student leader Shehla Rashid. Hindustan Times. Retrieved on 7 May 2020.
  9. ^ Bismah Malik (15 December 2011) Spreading wings in the Valley, The Hindu Business Line.
  10. ^ (22 October 2015). Students plan all night sit-in to protest scrapping of non-Net fellowship, Zee News India.
  11. ^ Kritika Sharma Sebastian (6 November 2015). 'Occupy UGC' protest knocks at MHRD doors, The Hindu.
  12. ^ Manash Pratim Gohain (5 November 2015) UGC fellowship: Students get a say in review panel, The Times of India.
  13. ^ "Occupy UGC: Students protest outside HRD Ministry, start postcard campaign". The Economic Times. PTI. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Pulwama attack aftermath: FIR against Shehla Rashid for tweet on trapped Kashmiri girls". India Today. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Shehla Rashid: Dehradun Police registers FIR against former JNUSU leader for 'rumour mongering'". DNA India. ANI. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  16. ^ "JNU Student Leader Shehla Rashid Enters Active Politics, Joins Shah Faesal's JKPM". News18. PTI. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  17. ^ Roshangar, Rouf A. (17 March 2019). "J&K: Ex-IAS officer Shah Faesal launches political party, says he admires Imran Khan, Kejriwal". India Today. Retrieved 17 March 2019.