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Union Food and Industries Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan has expressed disappointment over BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's controversial remarks about Generation Z.

Speaking exclusively to ABP News, Paswan said that while individuals within an organisation or political party can make inappropriate remarks, it is wrong to condemn an entire generation while criticising a particular group.

Ranaut, the BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, had described Gen Z as "gutter-level people". When asked about the remark, she neither apologised nor offered a clarification, instead defending her statement by saying, "What did I say wrong? They call themselves cockroaches, and cockroaches live in gutters."

‘I Am Also Troubled By Such Remarks’

Responding to a question from ABP News Political Editor Megha Prasad about Ranaut's language towards the younger generation, Paswan said different kinds of people exist within every system, including political parties.

He said he himself gets upset with members of his own party and questions them when they say or do something inappropriate. However, Paswan stressed that individual remarks should not be treated as representative of an entire system.

"What matters is only one thing," Paswan said, referring to the views of the government's top leader. He added that he continues to work with faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing Modi as his prime minister and saying his views are what matter to him.

‘Many People Say Outrageous Things’

Paswan acknowledged that people within large organisations will occasionally make statements he does not support. He said he has himself heard communal remarks that he strongly disagrees with.

He cited comments made by some leaders during the month of Sawan, including calls for meat shops to be shut or for shopkeepers to display nameplates. Paswan said he does not support such positions.

However, he questioned whether disagreement with an individual should lead to rejecting an entire political system. Instead, he said, he prefers to focus on what the government's principal leader is saying and the position he takes.

‘Wrong To Label An Entire Generation’

Paswan was more direct when asked specifically about Ranaut's "gutter" remark. He said he considered the statement wrong.

"I believe this is wrong. While criticising an organisation, calling an entire generation this is not right," Paswan said.

He added that political parties regularly reprimand leaders when they use inappropriate language. According to Paswan, he himself raises objections within his own party, while the BJP also takes action or objects when its leaders cross the line.

At the same time, Paswan said the leadership of a large organisation cannot be held responsible for every statement made by every individual member.