Big controversy: Kangana’s Gen Z ‘gutter’ remark sparks fresh debate, BJP strategy under scrutiny

BJP
MP
a d
acto
Ka ga a
Ra aut
has
o ce
agai
fou d
he self
at
the
ce t e
of
a
political
co t ove sy,
this
time
ove
he
ema ks
ta geti g
Ge
Z
du i g
the
Mo soo
Sessio .
While
Ka ga a
has
f eque tly
made
headli es
fo
he
comme ts
o
Bollywood,
he
ece t
stateme ts
have
b ought
he
political
ole
u de
sha pe
sc uti y.
The
co t ove sy
i te sified
afte
Ka ga a
desc ibed
people
associated
with
the
Ge
Z
moveme t
usi g
the
te m
“gutte ,& dquo;
while
defe di g
he
ema k
by
efe i g
to
those
who
allegedly
called
themselves
“cock oaches.& dquo;
He
comme ts
t igge ed
st o g
eactio s
f om
the
Oppositio ,
with
c itics
questio i g
whethe
such
la guage
was
app op iate
fo
a
elected
public
ep ese tative.
The
backd op
of
the
co t ove sy
goes
back
to
the
begi i g
of
the
Mo soo
Sessio ,
whe
a
Ge
Z
p otest
was
u de way
at
Ja ta
Ma ta .
O
July
20,
p oteste s
epo tedly
moved
towa ds
Pa liame t,
leadi g
to
heighte ed
secu ity
a d
the
closu e
of
a
Pa liame t
gate.
Ka ga a& squo;s
stateme ts
have
si ce
become
a
ecu i g
political
talki g
poi t.
The
Oppositio
has
used
he
ema ks
to
questio
the
gove me t& squo;s
app oach
towa ds
you g
p oteste s,
while
Ka ga a
has
co ti ued
to
defe d
he
positio
athe
tha
withd aw
the
co t ove sial
comme t.
At
the
same
time,
he
vi al
photog aphs
f om
Pa liame t
have
att acted
atte tio
o
social
media,
with
use s
discussi g
he
fashio
choices,
luxu y
accesso ies
a d
ove all
appea a ce.
The
focus,
howeve ,
has
i c easi gly
shifted
f om
he
glamo ous
public
image
to
the
political
impact
of
he
stateme ts.
The
bigge
questio
ow
is
whethe
Ka ga a
is
bei g
st ategically
p ojected
by
the
BJP
as
a
vocal
political
face
o
whethe
he
outspoke
style
is
i depe de tly
pushi g
he
i to
epeated
co t ove sies.
He
latest
Ge
Z
ema k
has
o ce
agai
placed
that
questio
at
the
ce t e
of
the
political
debate.

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