7 min readAug 30, 2026 08:59 PM IST First published on: Aug 30, 2026 at 08:47 PM ISTDear Express ReaderIf the students’ movement is important for the light it throws on others and the silences it breaks long after its full-throated voice has faded — if “Gen Z” is not merely the new player of an old game — the question is: What has it made more visible, what looks clearer after Jantar Mantar, even if just a bit? From this vantage point, take a look at the BJP and Congress, the ruling party and its main Opposition, as they face the people, and as they go about their inner lives.