New Delhi, September 5, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a swipe at the Opposition, saying his use of the term “Dimagi Naxals” in his Independence Day address had acted like a “homoeopathic pill” that brought his critics out in the open.
Addressing the centenary celebrations of Delhi University’s Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Modi said the public was now seeing the “true colours” of those he described as having an anarchist mentality.
“Homoeopathic treatment only aggravates the disease for a short time. As soon as I gave this pill, all the mental Naxals started coming out. But the public is seeing their true colours,” he said.
The Prime Minister also described two broad categories of people in the country — those who channel society’s strength towards nation-building and those who, he said, oppose every major initiative by asking what need there was for it.
He cited the world’s largest statue, bullet trains, UPI, semiconductor chips and the new Parliament building as examples, and also referred to a memorial for soldiers who died in the line of duty.
Modi contrasted India’s present position with the situation before 2014, recalling the 2013 Kedarnath disaster, the 2008 global banking crisis and the Mumbai terror attacks.
“I want to take you back to the old days,” he told students, arguing that India is now considerably more economically and socially secure.
He said his government had also confronted major challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and the Iran conflict, but maintained that India’s resilience had enabled it to withstand these crises.
Highlighting India’s expanding global trade opportunities, Modi said free trade agreements had been signed with nearly 40 countries over the past decade. Greater access to international markets, he said, would create new opportunities for India’s youth.
The Prime Minister expressed confidence that the younger generation would help build a developed India and said the country could emerge as a global hub for research and innovation. He also spoke of India’s future space station and its aspiration to host the Olympics.
Addressing students directly, Modi said their current lives revolved around campus activities, examinations and business conclaves, but urged them to think beyond conventional career paths.
He said young Indians today aspire to establish startups, build unicorns and enter the space sector — opportunities that, according to him, were not widely imagined before 2013.
Modi also urged students to think bigger about Indian entrepreneurship and global companies, asking why companies led by Indians should not themselves be Indian.
Concluding his address, the Prime Minister called for determination towards building a self-reliant and developed India, saying the country’s youth must own both the dream and the resolve to achieve it.
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