# Chirag Paswan rejects Kangana Ranaut’s ‘gutter’ remark on Gen Z 2026-08-24T09:22:53+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Union minister Chirag Paswan has criticised BJP MP Kangana Ranaut for calling Generation Z 'gutter-level people', saying it is wrong to condemn an entire generation for the actions of a few individuals. In an exclusive interview with ABP News, Paswan said he is 'troubled' by such remarks and that individual statements should not be treated as representing an entire political system. Ranaut, who represents Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, defended her comment by saying members of Gen Z call themselves 'cockroaches' and cockroaches live in gutters. She neither apologised nor clarified the remark. Paswan stressed that what matters is the view of the top leader, describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his prime minister whose positions he follows. Paswan acknowledged that large organisations will always have members who say things he does not support, including communal remarks he has heard during Sawan about shutting meat shops or displaying nameplates. He said disagreement with an individual should not mean rejecting an entire political system, and that both the LJP and BJP take action when leaders cross the line. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Ranaut's 'cockroaches' analogy echoes a pattern of Bollywood-linked MPs making headlines for incendiary remarks rather than legislative work. With a 2024 Lok Sabha election victory margin of just 74,000 votes in Mandi, her position depends on party discipline and local constituency sentiment. Paswan, whose LJP (Ram Vilas) won six seats in alliance with the NDA in Bihar, has clearly chosen to distance himself from such statements without breaking coalition ranks. The real test will be whether the BJP leadership issues any formal advisory to its MPs on public discourse, or if this remains an internal difference with no consequences. Watch for the party whip's next step. ## Coverage - news.abplive.com Led with Paswan's criticism, framed as exclusive, balanced with his defence of top leadership's primacy This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: BJP, Chirag Paswan, Kangana Ranaut, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), mandi, Narendra Modi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chirag-paswan-rejects-kangana-ranauts-gutter-remark-on-gen-z/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chirag-paswan-rejects-kangana-ranauts-gutter-remark-on-gen-z/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/