The Opposition has made some sharp criticism day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made ‘dimaagi naxal’ remarks in his Independence Day speech at Red Fort.
Or the children protesting today who are demanding proper functioning in schools? Cockroach Janta Party’s Saurav Das rejected the Prime Minister’s classification of critical youth. “Dimagi Naxal or whatever is not going to work, Prime Minister. How could you loosely brand educated young people ‘Naxalis’ etc.? Sheer arrogance! Sheer incompetence at resolving their problems? Is it our youth who were demanding the resignation of the Education Minister at Jantar Mantar?
Because they question your government, just.
Modi on Saturday warned against what he described as “dimagi Naxals” (intellectual Naxals), saying that while the government had won against armed Maoists, people sympathetic to the ideology were still looking for opportunities to influence and “brainwash” the youth. He said it is imperative to identify and isolate such ‘dimaagi Naxal. Taking a swipe at the PM, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said, “I am proud to be a dimagi naxal”. Ramesh said that those Those who oppose the government are called ‘Dimagi Naxal’. Das said in a statement on X. Advocate Prashant Bhushan also criticised Modi’s ‘dimagi naxal’ remark and said, “Who is Modi ji calling “intellectual Naxals”? Addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on Independence Day, the prime minister said Maoists did not believe in the Constitution and noted that thousands of security personnel and police officers had been martyred fighting the insurgency. Meanwhile, Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday hit out at opposition parties over their criticism of Modi’s “Maoist mentality” remarks and said that the PM did not refer to opposition leaders as people with a Naxal mindset.
