New Delhi, Nov 10: “Dimagi Naxals” are next on the government’s target, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday while criticising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for eliminating Naxalism.
Rijiju accused Rahul Gandhi of downplaying the Union government’s claims of success against Left-Wing Extremism. In a post on social media platform X, the minister said:
“Rahul ji, thank Modi ji for eliminating the Armed Maoists. Former PM Manmohan Singh ji had famously described Left-Wing Extremism and Naxalism as ‘The single biggest internal security threat’ to India. Next target is to finish Dimagi Naxals.”
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have recently traded accusations over the fight against Naxalism and alleged foreign intervention in Indian politics.
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PM Modi targets ‘Dimagi Naxals’
During an interaction with CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said eliminating Naxalism was not the country’s final destination. He also raised concerns over what he described as the challenge of countering ‘Dimagi Naxals’, who, according to him, had taken control of several organisations.
In an apparent reference to Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc parties questioning the integrity of institutions such as the Election Commission of India (ECI), Modi said:
“Even today, they are inciting people against the country’s Constitution and democracy. These ‘Dimagi Naxals’ have also infiltrated several political parties and different organisations. We must identify them, defeat them and ensure the security of the nation.”
Rahul Gandhi challenges PM Modi to public debate
Later, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi challenged the Prime Minister to a public debate over allegations that opposition leaders were ‘Dimagi Naxals’ and anti-nationals controlled by foreign entities.
Responding to Rahul Gandhi’s claims, four-time BJP MP from Jharkhand Nishikant Dubey questioned the Congress leader’s alleged meeting with two Chinese ministers during his Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage in 2018.
In a post on X on Monday, Dubey asked Rahul Gandhi to answer two questions.
“Question 1. Mr Rahul Gandhi, when you went on the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage in 2018, which two Chinese Ministers did you meet? 2. After the 2008 agreement between @INCIndia and the Communist Party of China, which 200 people have you sent to China under the exchange program by 2018? What are their names and addresses?” the BJP MP asked.
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–IANS
