Agitation by students has restored the nation’s self-confidence, says CPI(M) Polit Bureau member A. Vijayaraghavan
CPI(M) leader A. Vijayaraghavan praised GenZ students for their recent protests, claiming they have restored national self-confidence. He also announced that the AIAWU plans to lead further protests against the Centre's agricultural and food security policies.
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The article highlights the intersection of student activism and organized labor movements in India, signaling potential upcoming political unrest regarding food security and agricultural policy.
The unprecedented manner in which the GenZ rose up to react against the system and the manner in which it took the entire nation with it has has restored the nation’s self confidence, A Vijayaraghavan, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member and president of All India Agricultural Workers’ Union, said here on Tuesday.
Addressing a press conference, along with the general secretary of AIAWU, B. Venkat, he said that across the world, globalisation and its fall out has had the GenZ in turmoil.
The students came out in such huge numbers, capturing the imagination of the entire youth community because their faith in the system’s ability to conduct competitive exams in a fair manner -- which is the one ticket to affordable higher education in the country -- had been shaken repeatedly. But the Centre handled the students’ sentiments in a very careless manner, Mr.Vijayaraghavan said
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