Congress Responds to PM Modi's 'Dimagi Naxals' Remarks

The Congress party lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his comments regarding ideological supporters of Naxals infiltrating political organizations. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh accused the Prime Minister of utilizing a solemn occasion while wearing security forces' uniform to hurl insults at political opponents.

During his visit to a CRPF camp in Chhattisgarh's Bastar for Diwali, Modi asserted that armed Naxalites have vanished from forests but their ideological counterparts continue to instigate citizens against the Constitution and democracy. He stressed the necessity of identifying and defeating these elements to protect the nation.

Ramesh countered by referencing past instances where the Prime Minister used similar labels against critics of farm laws and proponents of a caste census, noting that policies later shifted on those matters. The Congress official concluded that the Prime Minister appeared distraught and disturbed.