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Amid the ongoing youth movement demanding Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over repeated instances of paper leaks, among other issues, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (July 23) broke his silence and issued his first statement on the issue by promising to set up “fast track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper leaks”, and saying “nothing is more important than the welfare and future of the youth” and “those who harm the future of our youth will not be spared.” 

“Nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth! We have decided to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper leaks,” Modi wrote on X on Thursday.

“Have directed the concerned authorities and officials to take all necessary steps in this regard. This continues our series of steps for safeguarding the interests of students. Those who try to harm the future of our youth will not be spared.”

Modi did not make any mention of the protests underway at Jantar Mantar, or the demands for Pradhan’s resignation or the police brutality unleashed on students. Moreover, his statement promising action is also not new. These very same words have been used and the same promises have been made by the prime minister several times in recent years both in parliament and on the........

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