Youthful Uprising: India's Gen Z Challenges Modi's Rule Through Education Reform Protests
In a remarkable display of defiance, young Indians are confronting their BJP-supporting parents and challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 12-year rule.
By Global Trend Scope Desk

In a remarkable display of defiance, young Indians are confronting their BJP-supporting parents and challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 12-year rule. This movement, spearheaded by the Gen Z generation, began in response to leaked papers for a medical entrance test that led to multiple suicides, causing widespread outrage across the nation. The protests, primarily centered around education reform, have forced the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and government-ordered overhaul of entrance exams, exposing cracks in the BJP-led government's invincible facade. One such protester, Kunal Choudhary, a 19-year-old law student from Punjab, left home to join the protests and has since refused to return, celebrating his birthday among fellow demonstrators. Despite being an RSS member until his departure, Choudhary criticizes the organization for teaching hate rather than useful skills. The RSS, a far-right ideological mentor of the BJP founded in 1925 and headquartered in Nagpur, has been instrumental in promoting a Hindu state ideology and inciting anti-Muslim sentiments. Choudhary's father, a businessman and longtime RSS member, struggles to comprehend his son's involvement in the protests that transcend caste, religion, and social strata, as demonstrated by acts of communal harmony such as Mohammad Junaid serving food and water to protesters at Jantar Mantar. As the rift between Choudhary and his family widens, he plans to find employment and complete his law degree through distance learning, currently residing at a nearby gurdwara that opened its doors to all communities during the protests.
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