‘Grievance of Gen Z genuine’: RSS chief defends protest as way of ‘reaching consensus’ in democracy | India News
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Thursday strongly backed the students who were protesting against NEET irregularities, saying that the “grivances of the Gen Z is genuine”.Calling “protest is a way of dialogue”, the Sangh supremo said: “I won’t say that Gen Z should not protest, but in a democracy there are ways of going about it”.The RSS chief further said that Gen Z and Gen Alpha want “logical answers” to the questions raised by them.
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He also said that the “education is not a commercial business”, arguing that it should be “structured in such a way that it is available for all” and that “society should also contribute to improving status of education”.Earlier, Bhagwat urged parents to lead by example instead of blaming the younger generation, saying many of the challenges children face today stem from adults’ own behaviour.Speaking at a programme on “Motherhood in the Current Era” organised by Vishwa Mangalya Sabha, Bhagwat said Gen Z is emotional, imitative and responds to what it perceives as genuine.He also observed that today’s youth view authority figures as equals or friends, adding that questioning authority has always been a part of adolescence. Families, he said, should encourage teamwork and open communication instead of confrontation.
