3 min readUpdated: Jun 29, 2026 02:27 PM IST
BJP national president Nitin Nabin has said that “some opposition forces want to incite youth by copying Gen-Z movements from other countries”.
Nabin, who was speaking at the Viksit Bharat Students Conclave held in an educational institution in Hyderabad on Monday, told students, “No one is asking what Gen Z really wants. Today, some opposition forces want to incite the youth by copying so-called Gen Z movements from other countries. But Indian youth are not anti-establishment. Indian youth do not believe in anarchy. They believe in nation building”.
“Gen Z is not the tukde-tudke mindset. Real Gen Z is the youth sitting here – young Indians who are contributing to the growth, innovation and future of Bharat,” he said, adding that governments may come and go, but the bigger question is in which direction should the country move.
Without referring to any particular party or outfit, Nabin said, “Those who are trying to incite the youth must understand that Indian youth will never allow foreign forces or negative agendas to dictate India’s future.”
As an example, he said, “Earlier, the image of Kashmir youth was linked to stone pelting. But in the Modi era, the youth of Kashmir are moving forward in education, sports and national service. Today, Kashmir’s youth are winning on the cricket field, competing in Ranji, and making the nation proud. “The real Gen Z,” he said, “is not the stone pelter, but the nation builder.”
During the same conference earlier, he said that India’s demographic dividend is “our biggest strength”. “Through initiatives like Start-Up India and many other schemes, Modiji has created opportunities to integrate the youth into the journey of building a developed India,” Nabin said, adding that the youth must have faith in themselves. “They must work hard, remain focused and believe that they are not just beneficiaries of India’s growth but active builders of Bharat’s future.”
Asked why young people should vote for the BJP, he said that young first-time voters should do so because “our ideology is clear, our policies are clear, and our intention is clear. Our ideology is nation first”.
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Referring to the Congress-led times before 2014, Nabin said that “there was a sense of depression and uncertainty among the youth”. “Everywhere they looked, they saw negativity – terror attacks, corruption, policy paralysis and a lack of direction,” he said, adding that the Narendra Modi government has shown that when the leadership is strong, change is possible.
Nabin has been on a Telangana tour since June 28.
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