New Delhi, November 10, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with eliminating armed Maoists and warned that the government’s next target would be what he called “Dimagi Naxals”.
Taking aim at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Rijiju said on X that Gandhi should thank Modi for eliminating armed Maoists. He also recalled former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s description of Left-Wing Extremism as “The single biggest internal security threat” to India, before adding, “Next target is to finish Dimagi Naxals.”
The remarks came amid a political exchange between the BJP and Congress over the government’s campaign against Naxalism and allegations of foreign intervention in Indian politics.
During an interaction with CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh, Modi had said that eliminating Naxalism was not the final destination. He warned that “Dimagi Naxals” had allegedly infiltrated several organisations and political parties, and urged people to identify and defeat them.
Rahul Gandhi subsequently challenged the Prime Minister to a public debate over allegations that opposition leaders were “Dimagi Naxals” and anti-national elements controlled by foreign entities.
On Monday, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey questioned Gandhi about an alleged meeting with two Chinese ministers during his 2018 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage. Dubey also asked about the 2008 agreement between the Congress and the Communist Party of China, seeking details of people allegedly sent to China under an exchange programme by 2018.
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