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Bhagwat backs Gen Z, Opposition slams BJP on protests
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat told a gathering of about 2,000 Gen Z and Gen Alpha members in Mumbai on Thursday that protesting students should not be called anti-national. 'In a democracy, protest…
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat told a gathering of about 2,000 Gen Z and Gen Alpha members in Mumbai on Thursday that protesting students should not be called anti-national. 'In a democracy, protest is also a form of dialogue,' he said, adding that Gen Z is 'an honest generation'.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi said Gen Z does not need a 'certificate' from Bhagwat. BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, who had earlier called protesters the 'gutter generation', now praised the youth as 'our power'. Opposition parties accused the BJP-RSS of double standards: Bhagwat's moderation, they said, contradicted BJP leaders who had attacked young protesters over the NEET paper leak. NCP (SP) demanded Bhagwat publicly disapprove of such BJP leaders.
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One face offers dialogue; another hurls abuse. The RSS chief's outreach to Gen Z is welcome, but it cannot paper over the BJP's own language during the Jantar Mantar protests. Calling students 'anti-national' or a 'gutter generation' was never about discipline, it was delegitimising dissent. Opposition claims of double standards are fair, but they also conveniently ignore that the Sangh and the party are not identical. The real test: will any BJP leader now publicly adopt Bhagwat's line and apologise to the students?
Sources (6): hindustantimes.com, newindianexpress.com, indiatoday.in, indiatoday.in (2), indiatvnews.com, deccanherald.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 6 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 6 sources.
