RSS chief Bhagwat cautions BJP over youth protest handling

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, addressing a youth event in Mumbai, admitted that the NDA government mishandled the student protests at Jantar Mantar, Telangana Today reports. He cautioned against branding young protesters as anti-national and said concerns over India's education system are genuine. The remarks come after a nationwide outrage over exam irregularities and the July 20 police crackdown. The Centre later forced Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shifted to informal social media outreach. Bhagwat stressed that protest is a legitimate form of democratic dialogue and governments must engage with agitators. The editorial notes that the RSS supremo has a pattern of such interventions, urging course correction while supporting the government's broad direction. The youth unrest is fueled by economic issues like paper leaks, unemployment, and quality of education.