The Congress on Sunday (November 8, 2026) hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his “dimagi Naxals” (ideological supporters) jibe at political rivals, saying he is clearly distraught, disturbed and desperate, and his ” jhola -picking-up time” is fast approaching.
“He has once again spoken of what he calls ‘dimagi naxals’. He has used a very solemn non-political occasion, donned the uniform of the security forces, and hurled invectives at his political rivals,” Mr. It was on April 28, 2024 that he had said that those demanding a caste census were urban naxals, and later on April 30, 2025, he announced that a caste census will be carried out as part of Census 2027, Mr.
“We must identify and defeat such elements and secure the country,” Modi said, while celebrating Deepavali with security personnel at a CRPF camp in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, continuing his tradition of spending the festival with India’s brave men and women in uniform. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Prime Minister has not spared the nation even on Deepavali day his “trademark abuse”. Ramesh said on X.
In his remarks in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, Mr.
Modi said the government took decisions that “dealt very big blows to the funding of Naxals and secessionists”. The Maoist terror elimination was a victory of the country’s right policies and strong political will, said Modi, dressed in a military-style camouflage uniform and a hat. Earlier reporting noted: Armed Maoists eliminated, but ‘dimagi Naxals’ remain a threat: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned that the threat of Naxalism persists despite the elimination of armed Maoists, alleging that ideological supporters of the movement, whom he described as “dimagi Naxals”, have infiltrated political parties and various organisations to instigate people against the Constitution and democracy. Earlier reporting noted: Addressing security personnel during Diwali celebrations at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Karanpur in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district, Modi said identifying and defeating such elements was essential to securing the country.
Earlier reporting noted: He described the elimination of armed Maoists as a victory for the government’s policies and strong political will, but cautioned against complacency.
“The PM is clearly distraught, disturbed and desperate. Jhola-picking-up time is fast approaching,” Mr. Earlier, in September 2020, he had called those agitating against the three black farm laws as supporters of a naxal ideology, and later, on November 19, 2021, he withdrew those very laws, the Congress leader pointed out.
Ramesh said.
