Home for a day, Aishe Ghosh to be in Kolkata for back-to-back rallies

DURGAPUR: Back home over a month after she was attacked on the JNU campus—her bloodied photograph became the face of the anti-CAA movement— student union president Aishe Ghosh made the most of Wednesday, spending the day with her parents. But the stay had to be brief as Aishe is scheduled to attend anti-CAA and anti-NRC protests in Kolkata from February 13.
“It always feels nice to be back home, to be with parents.I came here for treatment but I can’t spend much time here. I will leave for Kolkata on Thursday for protest meetings there,” she told TOI from her Durgapur DTPS Colony home, where she arrived late on Tuesday. “It is not only us in Delhi, students and people in Bengal have also been protesting against the new citizenship law. This must continue till we put an end to this divisive agenda of BJP-RSS.” Aishe said that much as she liked to be home with her parents, it was important she returned to Delhi quickly. “We plan to continue with our protests,” she said, laughing that she did not even get time to have her favourite prawn curry that is cooked by her mother, Sharmistha.
Her parents are equally disappointed. “Aishe came home after two months and it always feels good to have her around,” said her father, Debashis. “But how do I spend any time with her? She is always on phone. She is getting frequent calls. JNUSU students are also calling her. “She is with us for a day and I need to complete all her medical tests and doctor’s check-up before she leaves.”
Her mother could not stop smiling: “I am very happy. Since I wanted to spend some time with my daughter, I cancelled all my tuitions for the day.”
Aishe’s Kolkata schedule is packed. On February 13, she will attend a rally from Mayo Road Gandhi statue to Shyambazar and also likely to visit the Park Circus protest venue to show her solidarity with the women there.
The next day, she will march from IIEST to Sarat Sadan in Howrah. Later, she is likely to address a Jadavpur University student union election rally at JU Gate 4. The same day, she is likely to go to Presidency University. “Our protests will continue,” she said.