Forget Identity Politics—Here’s What Gen Z Really Wants From Leaders

On a sweltering June night at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke slept on a makeshift protest stage, vowing not to leave until India’ Education minister resigned. Days earlier in Jaipur, he had been allegedly been slapped by a group of men moments before he was due to address a crowd. In the week since, his Instagram account has been hacked, and the party’s website and X handle have both been taken down by authorities as incidents have kept the satirical youth movement