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Prithvi Asthana

20 August 2025 at 5:20:30 pm

‘Just the beginning of the new revolution’

Gen Z says their next target is Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman Mumbai: Dancing on the tunes of ‘Zinghaat’, the Gen Z at Dadar, was celebrating Dharmendra’s Pradhan’s resignation. The ‘Tiranga’ rally called up by Thackeray brothers on Thursday for protesting was turned into a celebration rally after Pradhan’s resignation. ‘The Perfect Voice’ went on ground to know the real reaction of the Gen Z at the rally. A NEET student who gave the NEET and re-NEET exams this year, said that she...

‘Just the beginning of the new revolution’

Gen Z says their next target is Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman Mumbai: Dancing on the tunes of ‘Zinghaat’, the Gen Z at Dadar, was celebrating Dharmendra’s Pradhan’s resignation. The ‘Tiranga’ rally called up by Thackeray brothers on Thursday for protesting was turned into a celebration rally after Pradhan’s resignation. ‘The Perfect Voice’ went on ground to know the real reaction of the Gen Z at the rally. A NEET student who gave the NEET and re-NEET exams this year, said that she feels very happy that he has resigned now, and today all the students have won this battle. “I felt quite devastating when I heard about the paper leak. After the leak it was very tough to study again because I am in 12th standard as well. I was de-motivated and did not want to study again but I had no other option. I was continuously studying for seven months. It took a lot of toll on my mind, I was not able to focus on my 12 th standard. ” Talking about the results she said, “ I was not satisfied with the marks I got in re-NEET, and will take a drop. Looking at the sad state of Indian education system, I will go to study abroad.” A commerce student, present at the site, said, “ Now they know what will happen if they continue to repeat mistakes like this.” New Revolution A law student, Pranjal Khatu, said that this resignation will act as a deterrent for the government. She said, “This movement has established fear in government’s mind. This punishment given by the Gen Z will now actually send a message that the ministers should work responsibly, while listening to its public. I want to say thank you to PM Modi, because of him people from all religions have come together to hate someone.” Saying that this is just the beginning. This is just the beginning of the resignations, we are going to demand more resignations, the new revolution has just begun.” Sampada More, a graduate, said that it will definitely establish fear, but the government should have listened to us earlier, they should not have stretched this matter so long. “The next number is of Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman,” she said. A MBBS doctor in Nutraceuticals, joined the rally as well. She said, “He was supposed to resign way before. The government has clearly failed, because as Gen Z we were standing with the Truth, we are standing for what India’s stands as democracy. This is the reason we won the and the government lost. We are going to demand resignation of the Punjab minister responsible for Pharmacy exam paper leak. We will also demand the resignation of corrupted ministers like Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman next.” Fighting for Justice A class seven student rallying with his parents said, “We have finally got justice. I am very proud taking part in the rally and standing for my future. I supports this movement because when I grow up, I do not want any paper leaks happening at that time. I want to see some better minister who actually also focuses on the security of the examination system.” Another student currently in fourth year engineering said, “ This was the tipping point and we actually tried protesting before this as well but we were supressed a lot of times, but this time the government was not able to supress us because it was large. The CJP has done a commendable job in uniting youth of this country, and I am glad that he has taken the accountability and resigned.” Jay, a MBBS student said, “This is a celebration of togetherness, I have never seen such celebration in long time. This is a new sort of Independence.” Demanding more resignations, he said, “This will continue, the stars have aligned with us. This is Inqualab Zindabaad.”

Martyr Trap

The clamour for President’s Rule in West Bengal has grown louder. A scathing report from Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, submitted to the Union Home Ministry after violent unrest in Murshidabad and Malda in April, paints a dire picture of radicalisation, militancy and an ‘adverse demographic composition’ in two Muslim-majority districts bordering Bangladesh. The report pointedly notes that the state government was aware of the situation, yet failed to act. Among its suggestions are the possible use of Article 356 which allows the Centre to dismiss a state government and assume direct control.


Such an option has long been mooted in a state as turbulent as Bengal, where political vendetta, communal flare-ups and administrative paralysis have become routine features of governance. Yet deploying this constitutional nuclear option is not without cost. For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has long accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of Muslim appeasement and administrative incompetence, the temptation to act is strong. But doing so may spring a political trap that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is eager for the BJP to fall into. Governor Bose’s report is unusually forthright and coincides neatly with calls from state BJP leaders for a central intervention ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. They claim Bengal is hurtling toward lawlessness and that only the Centre can salvage the rule of law.


On paper, the BJP’s case is not without merit. Bengal’s recent spasms of violence, especially in Muslim-majority regions, have exposed a state government reluctant to confront radical elements within its support base. Mamata Banerjee’s years of soft-pedalling Islamist groups and ignoring provocations from the margins have eroded administrative credibility. Her reluctance to take strong action after protests against the Waqf Amendment Act turned violent further underscores her government’s precarious balancing act between governance and vote-bank politics.


But imposing President’s Rule could gift Mamata Banerjee with a narrative of victimhood. It would allow her to posture not just as Bengal’s strongwoman, but as a defender of federalism besieged by a hostile Centre - a role she has played with theatrical precision in the past. The BJP’s heavy-handedness could evoke memories of past central overreach and drive the Bengali electorate, often fiercely regional in sentiment, back into her fold.


Moreover, the record of Article 356 in electoral politics is chequered. Rarely has it helped the party in power at the Centre. From Tamil Nadu to Uttarakhand, President’s Rule has often backfired, rallying voters around the ousted government rather than its accusers. That may explain why BJP mandarins in Delhi remain cautious, wary of turning a political problem into an electoral debacle.


The BJP would do well to remember that Mamata Banerjee’s greatest political victories have come when she is underestimated or when she is cornered. President’s Rule may offer short-term administrative control, but at the cost of long-term political capital. The wiser path may lie not in dismissing the government, but in defeating it at the ballot box.

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