Keralam CM Satheesan Urges Gen Z to Give Them Hope, Citing Job Changes and Lack of Opportunities

Chief Minister of Keralam, V D Satheesan, has urged the Central government to engage with Gen Z and give them hope, saying that the country's youth are "depressed" and "worried" for several reasons, including the changing nature of jobs and a seen lack of opportunities. His remarks come at a time when the ruling BJP has claimed a "foreign hand" behind the protests over the last few months, including the recent ones against the Chief Election Commissioner demanding bringing back all eligible voters into the electoral rolls.

"During my college days, we used to imitate a word. When Indira ji and other PMs were there, there was a word in Hindi 'foreign hand' in everything. What foreign hand.

You have to interact with Gen Z. They are worried and depressed. They don’t have hope.

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We have to make hope,".

Responding to a question on the paradox of the Congress joining hands with the Left in the Centre while fighting it in the state. Satheesan said, "They are part of the INDIA front and are agitating together for a cause… When former CM (Pinarayi) was arrested here, I inquired about him.

Because it is the INDIA front agitation.

It is natural."

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The protests against the NEET paper leaks in June-July have been closely followed by the youth-led agitation. With Congress taking the political lead in the Opposition's campaign against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls.

Keralam is facing a fiscal crisis, with committed expenditure being 80 per cent of the revenue due to salaries, pension, and interest. The state has a debt of over Rs 5 lakh crore, and Satheesan has taken steps to stimulate the economy. This includes spending Rs 4,000 crore on the poor and lower middle class during Onam.

Satheesan has expressed his opposition to delimitation, but questioned why the BJP-led central government is increasing the number of seats across India. noting that why are they increasing'hen, there will be some discrimination against some states, he said.