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Kangana softens Gen Z stance after Bhagwat backs youth protests
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Friday said Gen Z is “our power” and should not be judged by a handful of people, days after calling it a “gutter generation”. Her change in…
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BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Friday said Gen Z is “our power” and should not be judged by a handful of people, days after calling it a “gutter generation”. Her change in tone came after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said protesting young people should not be labelled anti-national and that protest can be a form of democratic dialogue.
The remarks followed student protests in Delhi over examination irregularities. Priyanka Gandhi said Gen Z needed no certificate from Bhagwat, while Omar Abdullah welcomed his distinction between opposing a government and opposing the country. Opposition leaders accused the BJP and RSS of double standards, pointing to earlier criticism of protesters by BJP leaders. Ranaut said Gen Z’s record should be judged by public service, academic effort and sporting achievement, not social media controversies.
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The easy narrative is that Bhagwat has suddenly made the BJP more sympathetic to dissent, while the opposing claim is that his message is merely political image management. Both overlook the basic test. Young protesters deserve neither automatic praise nor patriotic suspicion. Ranaut’s reversal also shows the cost of sweeping labels. The clearer measure will be whether authorities answer examination complaints, explain police action and accept peaceful protest without branding students anti-national.
Sources (4): hindustantimes.com, newindianexpress.com, indiatoday.in, indiatoday.in (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
