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‘Turned Diwali into political attack’: Congress slams PM Modi’s ‘dimagi Naxals’ remarks

‘Turned Diwali into political attack’: Congress slams PM Modi’s ‘dimagi Naxals’ remarks

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Amit Shah declared that this Diwali marked the first in five decades without Naxalism in India, dedicating the festival to the valour and sacrifice of those who protected the country’s security and peace. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the same time, said that while armed Maoists have been eliminated, “dimagi Naxals” continue to infiltrate political parties and organisations, instigating people against the Constitution and democracy and targeting political opponents. Opposition leaders, including Congress’s Jairam Ramesh, criticised Modi’s remarks as a political attack during the Diwali celebrations.

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  • left · 6 outlets

    Jagdalpur: Targeting political opponents, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the threat of Naxalism has not ended even though armed Maoists have been eliminated, alleging that "dimagi Naxals" have infiltrated several organisations, including political parties, and are instigating people…

    — Deccan Herald

  • center · 12 outlets

    NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate Diwali on Sunday along with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar, which was freed from the clutches of Naxals after several decades. "Heading to Bastar to celebrate Diwali with our brave security forces," Modi said in a post on 'X'. The…

    — DT Next

  • right · 8 outlets

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar on Sunday, November 8, describing the occasion as particularly significant as it marked the first Diwali after India's victory in its decades-long fight against Naxalism and Maoist extremism.

    — India TV

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Jairam Ramesh accused PM Modi of targeting political rivals with his ‘dimagi Naxals’ remarks during Diwali celebrations with security personnel in Bastar

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  3. Rising Kashmir Center Rising Kashmir

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  7. ABP Live Center-Right ABP Group

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  31. Organiser Right Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)

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  37. Greater Kashmir Center GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.

    Maoists gone, but 'dimagi Naxals' instigating people against Constitution and democracy: PM Modi

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  39. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Armed Naxals Defeated, But Who Are The "Dimagi Naxals"?: PM Modi's Diwali speech at Bastar

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  47. Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)

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  49. The Federal Center-Left New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd. Current article

    ‘Turned Diwali into political attack’: Congress slams PM Modi’s ‘dimagi Naxals’ remarks

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  53. Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

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    Armed Maoists gone, but 'dimagi Naxals' instigating people against Constitution: PM Modi Jagdalpur: Targeting political opponents, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the threat of Naxalism has not ended even though armed Maoists have been eliminated, alleging that "dimagi Naxals" have…

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