New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t confer with Opposition leaders as individuals with a Maoist mindset, Union minister Kiren Rijiju mentioned at present amid swipes by Congress leaders together with P Chidambaram on the matter.
In a put up on X, the parliamentary affairs minister mentioned the phrases “dimagi Naxals” referred solely to those that supported Maoists and rejected the Structure, those that stood with separatists and supported Article 370. In addition they referred to individuals who name for reducing off the Rooster’s Neck to separate India’s northeast from the remainder of the nation. Rijiju mentioned.
Rooster’s Neck is the skinny strip of 22-km-wide land hall in West Bengal that hyperlinks up with India’s northeast.
“PM Narendra Modi ji did not say Opposition leaders as Dimagi Naxals. Solely following are Dimagi Naxals: 1. Who assist Maoists and reject Indian Structure. 2. Who stand with separatists & assist Article 370. 4. Who need to reduce hen neck to separate North-East from India,” Rijiju mentioned within the put up.
PM @narendramodi ji did not say opposition leaders as Dimagi Naxals. Solely following are Dimagi Naxals:
1. Who assist Maoists and reject Indian Structure.
2. Who stand with separatists & assist Article 370.
4. Who need to reduce hen neck to separate North-East from India.— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 16, 2026
In his tackle yesterday on the eightieth Independence Day, PM Modi congratulated the nation for efficiently uprooting Maoists and likewise remembered the sacrifice of hundreds of safety personnel.
He mentioned whereas Maoists who took up arms within the jungle have been eradicated, there have been additionally “dimagi Naxals” who ought to be “recognized and remoted” in order that the nation can transfer ahead.
“For years, individuals with Maoist considering had been there in public life, even in authorities committees; this considering had affected numerous establishments and initiatives. My pricey countrymen, we now have been capable of curb and free the nation from ‘hathariya Naxal’ (armed Naxal). Even when these Naxals are gone, the ‘dimagi Naxal’ (individuals with Naxal considering), are searching for a chance, seeking to see methods of violence, and making an attempt to tug the nation down a mistaken path…” PM Modi mentioned.
I’m proud to be a dimagi naxal !
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) August 16, 2026
Pointing at PM Modi’s speech, Congress chief P Chidambaram took it personally in a put up on X at present. Chidambaram mentioned he was “proud to be a dimagi Naxal.”
