How India's Gen-Z Protesters Shifted the Political Debate
The resignation followed weeks of protests over a leaked exam paper, youth unemployment and police crackdowns that spread across major Indian cities.
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During the student protest at Jantar Mantar over the paper leak issue, many young people, reportedly from the families of BJP and NDA leaders, were also seen participating. The organizers of the protest claim that these students also raised their voices against the government. The protest ended with the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Sangh Parivar and BJP mull over whether the ‘Gen Z protest’ is a political or social issue
Going by the statements made publicly, the BJP and the Sangh Parivar are framing the protest and its aftermath in two simultaneously offered approaches, one aimed internally at the political class, and the other a societal position
South Central 85: How the Gen Z protest is different
This week on South Central, Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the Jantar Mantar protests, police violence, and the nationwide surge in resistance. They are joined by Smita Sharma, Nikita Saxena, and Kavitha Muralidharan.
How India's Gen-Z protesters shifted the political debate
The resignation of India's education minister amounts to a stunning victory for the youth-led "Cockroach" protest movement. The bigger question is if this political momentum turns into a lasting platform for more reform.
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