BJP Reacts After KTR's 'Nepal-Like Gen Z Protest' Remark | Read

The BJP has launched a scathing attack on former Telangana minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao for his remark that a Nepal-like Gen-Z protest may happen in India if governments fail.

Referring to Mr Rao as a "nepo kid", BJP leaders said the Gen-Z protest in Nepal was against nepotism -- an apparent swipe at the fact that Mr Rao's father, K Chandrashekar Rao, heads the BRS and is Telangana's former Chief Minister.

Mr Rao, popularly known as KTR, was at NDTV Yuva's Mumbai edition yesterday. During an interaction, he said that many people in Telangana regretted voting out the BRS in the 2023 election. "I expect a revolt in two years and we may be back in power in the fifth year," he said. The BRS leader then clarified that he did not imply "Gen-Z and Nepal", but added, "That might also happen if governments actually fail. I am also forewarning you on that. What happened in Nepal recently was nothing but suppression of democracy, suppression of the voice of Gen-Z."