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Indian democracy has the capacity to accommodate all voices and emotions, and the "Gen Z" has faith in the country, a senior RSS leader has said, reacting to the emergence of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).

India follows democratic processes, conducts transparent elections, and has an open media, including social media, said Sunil Ambekar, Akhil Bhartiya Prachar Pramukh (all-India publicity chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

He was responding to a question about the CJP phenomenon during an interaction with journalists here on Friday.

"So I feel that any discussion in a democracy, and the various opinions people hold and express, shouldn't be treated like a shock. They should be considered part of the normal process....I believe the media is free enough to handle them. Political parties are there and capable as well... none of our institutions are weak," he said.

"Our people's power, our democracy are strong. I believe our democracy has the capacity to include everyone's voice and emotion, and people should trust that. RSS has full faith in it," Ambekar added.

India's youth or "Gen Z" are very hopeful and have great faith in the country, and they work within the constitutional framework, he added.

"In a democracy, various issues are raised, and there are democratic ways to handle them," Ambekar said.

Asked about RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's interview with PTI, when he said there should always be a window for dialogue with Pakistan, Ambekar said the Sangh has always held that people-to-people conversations can resolve problems.

Conducting government-level talks is a political and diplomatic decision, he said.

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"It is true, though, that when the things aren't moving through official channels, he (Hosabale) has said that people-to-people dialogue that is still happening should be kept going. Some issues still come up, and trade is still being carried on; that should be maintained so the relationship endures, and gradually some things will be resolved," Ambekar said.

The RSS always opposed the partition of India, and had the organisation been stronger then, the partition would never have happened, he said.