New Delhi: BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut has triggered a political row after making a series of controversial remarks about Gen Z protesters associated with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), describing their protest videos as "puke inducing" and referring to them as "Generation Gutter".

In a series of Instagram Stories posted on Monday, Ranaut criticised the protesters' language, behaviour and appearance while reacting to viral videos from demonstrations held at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

"Never in my life have I seen so much ugliness in one place. These reels from Gen Z protests are puke inducing. The way they speak and the kind of language they are using, never in my life have I seen everything in each and every frame so jarring and so crass all at once," she wrote.

She further questioned the upbringing of the protesters, adding, "Ewww, who is birthing and raising them?"

Referring to protesters calling themselves "cockroaches", Ranaut wrote that India is "a place of diversely beautiful people, draped in elegance and rooted in cultural sophistication."

"You call yourself cockroaches and look/behave like them as well... there is no paradox or juxtaposition there, just simply subjecting the world to your filth, garbage and ugliness. I am scarred from these reels, need some healing, digital detox," she added.

In another Instagram Story, Ranaut alleged that protesters had left behind "sixty metric tonnes of waste" at Jantar Mantar following the demonstrations.

She later referred to the protesters as "Generation Gutter" and made further controversial remarks targeting some women who participated in the protests.

"I call them Generation Gutter. Some of them have nothing to offer to the system. They are not good at studies. They are so ugly and corrupt that they can't even be homemakers," she wrote.

She also accused some "so-called westernised Indian women" of proudly displaying their drinking habits, drug use and dependence on their parents' money.

Opposition criticises remarks

Ranaut's comments drew sharp criticism from Opposition leaders.

Congress leader Bhai Jagtap questioned why the BJP MP had remained silent on the treatment of students during the protests.

"The way our daughters and children were harassed, beaten, and mistreated during this protest, being a woman herself, how does she not feel the slightest remorse?" he said.

AIMIM leader Waris Pathan also condemned Ranaut's remarks and demanded an apology.

"If Kangana Ranaut has used such words, then it is highly condemnable... She should apologise to the entire Gen Z. PM Modi should take cognisance of the kind of language his MPs use for Gen Z," Pathan said.