The
Co g ess
o
Satu day
hit
back
at
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
ove
his
I depe de ce
Day
efe e ce
to
“dimaagi
Naxals& dquo;,
with
pa ty
ge e al
sec eta y
Jai am
Ramesh
calli g
the
desc iptio
a
“su e
sig
of
despe atio & dquo;.
Ramesh
said
Modi
had
ea lie
desc ibed
his
oppo e ts
as
“u ba
Naxals& dquo;
a d
was
ow
usi g
the
te m
“dimaagi
Naxals& dquo;.
“Fi st
he
called
his
oppo e ts
‘u ba
axals& squo;.
Now
he
calls
them
‘dimaagi
axals& squo;.
It
is
a
su e
sig
of
his
despe atio ,& dquo;
Ramesh
said
i
a
post
o
X.
Fi st
He
called
his
oppo e ts
‘u ba
axals.& squo;Now
He
calls
them
‘dimaagi
axals.& squo;It
is
a
su e
sig
of
His
despe atio .
It
is
a
sepa ate
matte
that
He
e ds
up
doi g
whateve
these
so-called
‘u ba
axals& squo;
o
ow
‘dimaagi
axals& squo;
a e
dema di g
o
advocati g.It
is
ot
fo …—
Jai am
Ramesh
(@Jai am_Ramesh)August
15,
2026
He
fu the
alleged
that
the
P ime
Mi iste
ultimately
e ds
up
doi g
what
those
he
labels
“u ba
Naxals& dquo;
o
“dimaagi
Naxals& dquo;
dema d
o
advocate.
“It
is
ot
fo
othi g
that
the
PM
has
a
MA
bei g
the
‘Maste
Abuse & squo;
i
E ti e
Political
Scie ce
that
he
is,& dquo;
Ramesh
added.
What
PM
Modi
Said
O
‘Dimaagi
Naxals& squo;
Modi
aised
the
issue
du i g
his
13th
co secutive
I depe de ce
Day
add ess
f om
the
Red
Fo t,
sayi g
that
while
a med
Naxalism
had
bee
elimi ated
f om
la ge
pa ts
of
the
cou t y,
its
ideological
i flue ce
emai ed
a
co ce .
“We
have
succeeded
i
getti g
id
of
a med
Naxals
i
the
ju gles,
but
the
‘dimaagi
Naxals& squo;
a e
looki g
fo
oppo tu ities
to
c eate
viole ce,
u est….
They
wa t
to
d ag
the
society
o
the
w o g
path,& dquo;
Modi
said.
“These
i tellectual
Naxals
have
to
be
ide tified
a d
isolated,& dquo;
he
added.
Modi
also
alleged
that
people
with
a
Maoist
mi dset
had
established
themselves
i
gove me t
i stitutio s
ove
the
yea s
a d
i flue ced
public
policy.
He
said
decades
of
Naxalism
a d
Maoist
viole ce
had
dest oyed
the
lives
a d
aspi atio s
of
millio s
of
you g
people.
The
P ime
Mi iste
also
said
mo e
tha
3,500
police
a d
secu ity
pe so el
had
bee
killed
i
the
co flict
a d
asse ted
that
his
gove me t
had
made
e di g
Naxalism
a
p io ity
afte
comi g
to
powe
i
2014.
Kha ge
Attacks
Modi
Gove me t
Co g ess
p eside t
Mallika ju
Kha ge
also
ta geted
the
Modi
gove me t
du i g
the
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
at
the
pa ty
headqua te s
i
Delhi.
Kha ge
accused
the
gove me t
of
faili g
to
delive
fu dame tal
ights,
avoidi g
pa liame ta y
accou tability
a d
pu sui g
divisive
politics.
Also
Read:
‘They
Ca & squo;t
Sile ce
My
Voice& squo;:
JLKM& squo;s
Mahto
Stopped
F om
Joi i g
Ti a ga
Yat a
I
Ra chi
|
WATCH
He
also
questio ed
the
P ime
Mi iste & squo;s
claims
of
t a sfo matio ,
c editi g
p evious
Co g ess-led
gove me ts
with
i itiatives
such
as
the
Right
to
Food,
Right
to
Educatio
a d
the
Right
to
Wo k
th ough
MGNREGA.
“F om
the
Red
Fo t,
the
PM
claims
c edit
fo
eve ythi g;
it
is
a
me cy
he
does ‘t
claim
that
the
wo ld
su vives
o ly
because
of
him,& dquo;
Kha ge
said.
He
fu the
accused
the
gove me t
of
u i g
“hate
campaig s& dquo;
agai st
p oteste s
a d
alleged
that
it
was
“c ushi g
the
poo & dquo;.
Kha ge
said
that
fo
Co g ess,
f eedom
mea t
e su i g
educatio ,
oppo tu ities
a d
dig ity
athe
tha
me ely
holdi g
political
powe .
Oppositio
Mocks
Modi& squo;s
Speech
Fumble
The
Oppositio
also
ta geted
Modi
afte
he
appea ed
to
fumble
while
speaki g
about
I dia& squo;s
bioeco omy
du i g
his
I depe de ce
Day
add ess.
A
clip
of
the
mome t
was
sha ed
by
Co g ess
a d
AAP
leade s,
who
questio ed
the
P ime
Mi iste & squo;s
delive y.
Co g ess
leade
Pawa
Khe a
sha ed
the
video
with
the
captio ,
“Supe huma
without
telep ompte
(Mahama av
bi a
telep ompte
ke).& dquo;
Also
Read:
Va de
Mata am
Row:
Did
So ia
Ga dhi
Ask
To
Stop
So g?
Co g ess
Respo ds
AAP
chief
A vi d
Kej iwal
also
sha ed
the
clip,
desc ibi g
Modi
as
“a
u de -co fide t,
e vous
a d
shaky
P ime
Mi iste .& dquo;
A
u de -co fide t,
e vous
a d
shaky
P ime
Mi iste .pic.twitte .com/XQeTxhJJOF
—
A vi d
Kej iwal
(@A vi dKej iwal)August
15,
2026
Modi
Delive s
75-Mi ute
I depe de ce
Day
Add ess
The
Oppositio & squo;s
c iticism
came
afte
Modi
delive ed
his
sho test
I depe de ce
Day
add ess
i
fou
yea s,
lasti g
a ou d
75
mi utes.
The
speech
cove ed
a
a ge
of
issues,
i cludi g
a tificial
i tellige ce,
semico ducto s,
Naxalism,
MSMEs,
highe
educatio
a d
coachi g
classes.
Modi& squo;s
2023
I depe de ce
Day
add ess
had
lasted
a ou d
90
mi utes.