Mumbai, Aug. 8 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Central government, comparing the alleged police action against student protesters to the "Jallianwala Bagh" massacre and claiming that "Gen Z" has brought the central government "to its knees."

Addressing the media, the former Chief Minister alleged that the administration responded to the youth's aspirations by "extreme and ruthless operation."

"Currently, there is a discussion about how Gen Z brought the government to its knees. Instead of supporting this generation, they were subjected to extreme and ruthless oppression.... What is going on in the country...what is going on with the young generation being fired with pellet guns and...