Gen Z voices should lead dialogue with youth: Abhijeet Dipke on Mohan Bhagwat's student meet in Mumbai

Cockroach Janta Party CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday welcomed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghs RSS initiative to engage with young people but said discussions involving Gen Z would be more meaningful if they were led by young representatives themselvesHis remarks came ahead of an interaction between RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and students scheduled to be held in Mumbai on August 6The event is expected to bring together more than 2000 students aged between 15 and 19 from over 100 cities across the country According to organisers the interaction will include participants from Generation Alpha and Generation ZDipke says youth engagement reflects changing political prioritiesSpeaking to reporters at his residence in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Dipke said it was encouraging that dialogue with young people was taking place but argued that young voices should play a central role in such interactionsIt is good that dialogue is taking place But it will be even better if some young faces are deployed for thisReferring to the growing political focus on younger voters he addedThe youth has forced this Prime Minister Narendra Modi has to post a reel on Instagram and Mohan Bhagwat also wants to interact with Gen ZThough it is late they have understood that Gen Z cannot be ignored and dismissed and we should have a dialogue with them We have to talk with them These youth are the future of the country the CJP founder saidDipke maintained that meaningful engagement with young people would be strengthened if members of the same generation led the conversationsCalls for youthled discussions with Gen ZElaborating on his views Dipke said younger representatives would be better placed to understand and communicate the concerns of their peersBut I would like to say that it will be even better if the faces interacting with youngsters are Gen Z or young If people aged 7080 are talking it is good But what will Gen Z get out of it Gen Z needs young representation If youth interacts with youth it will be even better the CJP founder saidHis comments come amid increased political outreach towards younger voters by parties and organisations across the countryRaises concerns over student protests in JharkhandDipke also alleged that the Jharkhand government was not adequately responding to students protesting over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinationsStudents have been staging an indefinite protest at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi since July 29 demanding action over alleged paper leaks in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission JPSC examination and other recruitment testsDipke said he had spoken to the protesting students over the phone and expressed solidarity with their agitationThey are not allowed to pitch their tents and there are no washroom facilities for them The treatment in Jharkhand is similar to how we were treated at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi last month But we are there with the agitating students in Jharkhand CJP stands with these agitators he addedStudents demand independent inquiry into alleged recruitment irregularitiesThe protesters in Ranchi on Tuesday demanded that the alleged recruitment irregularities be investigated by an independent panel of retired high court judges from outside JharkhandThey alleged that the state government was attempting to whitewash the issue by assigning the investigation to the Crime Investigation Department CID Earlier the students had also sought a Central Bureau of Investigation CBI inquiry along with an Enforcement Directorate ED probe alleging that largescale financial transactions were linked to the alleged recruitment scamWith inputs from PTI