NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s remarks on “dimagi naxals” weren’t meant for the opposition leaders.Amid opposition’s criticism over PM’s remarks throughout his Independence Day speech, Rijiju mentioned that the “dimagi naxals” referred solely to those that supported Maoists and rejected Structure.“PM Narendra Modi ji did not say opposition leaders as dimagi naxals,” Rijiju mentioned in a social media put up on X.“Solely following are dimagi naxals: 1. Who assist Maoists and reject Indian Structure. 2. Who stand with separatists & assist Article 370. 3. Who need to reduce hen neck to separate North-East from India,” he added.In his Independence Day speech, PM Modi mentioned that whereas Naxals who took up arms within the jungle have been eradicated, there are additionally “dimagi naxals”, who’re in numerous elements of the nation and must be “recognized and remoted.”“For years, individuals with Maoist pondering have been there in public life, even in authorities committees this pondering had affected numerous establishments and initiatives. My expensive countrymen, we’ve got been in a position to curb and free the nation from ‘hathariya naxal’ (armed naxal),” The Prime Minister mentioned.“Even when these naxals are gone, however the ‘dimagi naxal’ (individuals with naxal pondering), are on the lookout for a chance, seeking to see methods of violence, and making an attempt to pull the nation to a incorrect path. We have to establish these dimagi naxal, isolate them, and convey the youth collectively for a developed nation,” he added.Quickly after his speech, Congress dismissed PM Modi’s warnings in opposition to “dimagi naxals” as hole political rhetoric.Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh mentioned that the time period carries no actual substance, drawing a parallel to earlier debates surrounding the phrase “city naxal”.
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“Two or three years in the past, he (PM Modi) referred to as his political opponents ‘city naxals’; at the moment, the query arose in Parliament as to what the definition of ‘City Naxal’ was. The house minister replied that there isn’t a such factor as an ‘city naxal,’ neither is there any definition for it. At the moment, the Prime Minister is utilizing the time period ‘psychological naxal’ (ideological Naxal) for his political opponents from the Crimson Fort,” Jairam Ramesh alleged.Raelier within the day, former Union minister and senior Congress chief P Chidambaram on additionally focused PM Modi over his “dimagi naxal” remarks, saying he was “proud” to be described by the time period.“I’m proud to be a dimagi naxal!” Chidambaram mentioned in a put up on X.
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