‘Rahul Gandhi’s Call For Gen Z Protests Is Both Silly And Sinister’
Rahul Yadav, a UPSC aspirant from Lucknow University, says to win elections the Congress must present a better alternative instead of making false accusations. His views:
In the recent past, three of India’s neighbours, namely Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and lately Nepal, have witnessed elected governments being toppled by violent protests that were led by their frustrated and angry youth, often described as Gen Z. The most shocking and swift of such coups took place in Nepal, where cities erupted by a ban on social media and the Army had to step in to form an interim government.
Surprisingly, this violence was not only applauded by several Opposition parties in India, but also gave reasons to some of their top leaders in issuing veiled threats and warning to the Indian establishment of a similar impending movement brewing among Indian youth. Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has on several occasion called upon Gen Z to rise and “save Samvidhan” from a presumably corrupt government at the Centre. To my mind, making such an appeal is both sinister and childish.
This clearly indicates that Rahul Gandhi himself does not believe in the Constitution and rejects institutions that form the framework of a democratic India. He seems to be acting like what have come to be known as urban Naxals, calling upon the Gen Z to overthrow a democratically elected government to suit his political goals.
It also exposes the mind-set of his advisors who are feeding him with mischievous input that makes him believe that the Gen Z will act on his invocation. The last three Lok Sabha elections point out a completely different picture: that the Gen Z has kept the Congress out of power and is aware of both the Constitution and their duties towards it.
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The Gen Z in India is more interested in building up a robust start-up ecosystem and has a sound knowledge of technology that will not only serve their future but will take India to newer heights.
The biggest irony is that three of the biggest and explosive claims of Rahul Gandhi have fallen flat on its face – firstly, his ‘revelation’ of mass deletion of votes in Karnataka where the Congress has a dominant presence; secondly, his call on X saying that Gen Z will stop vote theft and save the Constitution and; lastly the `hydrogen bomb’ of proofs that PM Narendra Modi came to power with the help of a major vote theft.
If the political temperament of Gen Z is to be assessed, let us take a look at the figures of the students’ unions elections conducted in some states over the past one year. Patna University, Panjab University, Chandigarh University, Delhi University, Guwahati University, Manipur University and, recently, the Hyderabad Central University – the student wing of the BJP, the ABVP has won majority in all these student body elections! What does this indicate? That Gen Z knows which political ideology is capable of serving its ambitions better.
Finally, a bit of advice to our political leaders: You cannot win elections and convince youngsters and voters by accusing and attacking someone or some party; you need to come up with better alternatives and promises that you can provide the people if they elect you. Elections and hearts cannot be won by hate, accusations and allegations. A leader must present oneself as a better option to take the country and its people towards a brighter future.
As told to Rajat Rai
