{"id":12576,"date":"2026-08-15T06:56:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12576"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:56:40","slug":"sure-sign-of-his-desperation-congress-hits-back-at-pm-modi-over-dimaagi-naxals-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12576","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sure sign of his desperation\u2019: Congress hits back at PM Modi over \u2018dimaagi Naxals\u2019 remark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133257590,imgsize-1031019,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/congress-hits-back-over-dimagi-naxal-remark.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Sure sign of his desperation\u2019: Congress hits back at PM Modi over \u2018dimaagi Naxals\u2019 remark\" title=\"File photo: PM Modi and Congress MP Jairam Ramesh\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"File photo: PM Modi and Congress MP Jairam Ramesh\">File photo: PM Modi and Congress MP Jairam Ramesh<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday hit back at <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/prime-minister-narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> over his <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/independence-day\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independence Day<\/a> remarks on &#8220;dimaagi Naxals&#8221;, with party general secretary Jairam Ramesh calling the description a &#8220;sure sign of desperation&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Ramesh said PM Modi had earlier used the term &#8220;urban Naxals&#8221; for his opponents and was now referring to them as &#8220;dimaagi Naxals&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;First he called his opponents &#8216;urban naxals&#8217;. Now he calls them &#8216;dimaagi naxals&#8217;. It is a sure sign of his desperation,&#8221; Ramesh said in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>He further alleged that the prime minister ends up doing what those he labels &#8220;urban naxals&#8221; or &#8220;dimaagi naxals&#8221; demand or advocate.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>&#8220;It is not for nothing that the PM has a MA being the &#8216;Master Abuser&#8217; in Entire Political Science that he is,&#8221; Ramesh added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>PM Modi warns against \u2018intellectual Naxals\u2019<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>PM Modi raised the issue during his 13th consecutive Independence Day address from the Red Fort, saying that while armed Naxalism had been eliminated from large parts of the country, its ideological influence remained a concern.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>&#8220;We have succeeded in getting rid of armed Naxals in the jungles, but the &#8216;dimaagi Naxals&#8217; are looking for opportunities to create violence, unrest&#8230;. They want to drag the society on the wrong path,&#8221; the prime minister said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>&#8220;These intellectual Naxals have to be identified and isolated,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>PM Modi also said people with a Maoist mindset had for years established themselves in government institutions and influenced public policy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>He said decades of Naxalism and Maoist violence had destroyed the lives and aspirations of millions of young people.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The prime minister said more than 3,500 police and security personnel had been killed in the conflict and claimed that his government had made ending Naxalism a priority after taking office in 2014.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Congress attacks government on Independence Day<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Ramesh&#8217;s response came as Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also criticised the PM Modi government during Independence Day celebrations at the party headquarters in Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>Kharge accused the government of failing to deliver fundamental rights, avoiding parliamentary accountability and pursuing divisive politics. He also challenged PM Modi&#8217;s claims of transformation, crediting previous Congress-led governments with initiatives including the Right to Food, Right to Education and the Right to Work through MGNREGA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>&#8220;From the Red Fort, the PM claims credit for everything; it is a mercy he doesn&#8217;t claim that the world survives only because of him,&#8221; Kharge said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>He also accused the government of using &#8220;hate campaigns&#8221; against protesters and alleged that it was &#8220;crushing the poor&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/>For Congress, Kharge said, freedom meant ensuring education, opportunities and dignity rather than merely holding political power.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a>, meanwhile, attacked leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for not attending the official Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort. 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