Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not refer to Opposition leaders as people with a Maoist mindset, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said today amid swipes by Congress leaders including P Chidambaram on the matter.
They also referred to people who call for cutting off the Chicken’s Neck to separate India’s northeast from the rest of the country.
In a post on X, the parliamentary affairs minister said the words “dimagi Naxals” referred only to those who supported Maoists and rejected the Constitution, those who stood with separatists and supported Article 370. Rijiju said.
Pointing at PM Modi’s speech, Congress leader P Chidambaram took it personally in a post on X today. “For years, people with Maoist thinking were there in public life, even in government committees; this thinking had affected various institutions and initiatives. My dear countrymen, we have been able to curb and free the country from ‘hathariya Naxal’ (armed Naxal). Chidambaram hits back at PM Senior Congress leader P. In his remarks, Mr. They had served as advisers on government committees and influenced public policy.
Even if these Naxals are gone, the ‘dimagi Naxal’ (people with Naxal thinking), are looking for an opportunity, looking to see ways of violence, and trying to drag the country down a wrong path…” PM Modi said. Chidambaram said he was “proud to be a dimagi Naxal. Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘dimagi naxal’ remark, and said, “I am proud to be a dimagi naxal”. Earlier reporting noted: Speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day, the Prime Minister said the country had succeeded in removing armed Naxalism from the forests but warned that its ideological supporters were seeking opportunities to promote violence and anarchy. Modi had said, “For years, people with a Maoist mindset had established themselves in the corridors of power. The Prime Minister said we must not underestimate this challenge and need to remain even more vigilant.
Earlier reporting noted: Proud to be ‘dimagi Naxal’: Congress’ P. Earlier reporting noted: Hitting back at the PM, Mr.
“PM Narendra Modi ji didn’t say Opposition leaders as Dimagi Naxals. Who support Maoists and reject Indian Constitution. Only following are Dimagi Naxals: 1. 2. Who stand with separatists & support Article 370. 4.
Who want to cut chicken neck to separate North-East from India,” Rijiju said in the post. He said while Maoists who took up arms in the jungle have been eliminated, there were also “dimagi Naxals” who should be “identified and isolated” so that the country can move forward.
