'Next Target Is To Finish Dimagi Naxals': Kiren Rijiju Reacts To Rahul Gandhi's Attack On PM Modi

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'Next Target Is To Finish Dimagi Naxals': Kiren Rijiju Reacts To Rahul Gandhi's Attack On PM Modi

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Last Updated: November 10, 2026, 16:02 IST

Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "Dimagi Naxals" remarks while addressing CRPF personnel.

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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. (PTI)

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the government’s next target is to eliminate “Dimagi Naxals", adding that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for eradicating armed Maoists in the country.

“Rahul ji, thank Modi ji for eliminating the Armed Maoists. Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh ji had famously described Left-Wing Extremism and Naxalism as “The single biggest internal security threat" to India. Next target is to finish Dimagi Naxals," Rijiju wrote on X.

Rahul ji, thank Modi ji for eliminating the Armed Maoists. Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh ji had famously described Left-Wing Extremism and Naxalism as “The single biggest internal security threat" to India.Next target is to finish Dimagi Naxals https://t.co/60A53PsoiB — Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) November 10, 2026

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “Dimagi Naxals" remarks while addressing CRPF personnel, saying the jawans didn’t buy his “lies", and challenged the PM again to debate him on who is anti-national and controlled by foreign forces.

The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha said that the PM “called us Naxals" and asserted that after the debate, PM Modi “won’t have the guts to stand in front of a single jawan again".

In his post on X, addressed to the CRPF personnel, Gandhi said, “Dear @crpfindia, Your faces said it all: you didn’t buy the PM’s lies."

“He called us Naxals. My challenge stands. Let him debate me on who is anti-national and who is controlled by foreign forces. Any time, any place. My guarantee: after the debate, the PM won’t have the guts to stand in front of a single jawan again," Gandhi said.

The former Congress chief’s remarks came a day after PM Modi targeted political opponents, saying armed Maoists have been eliminated but “Dimagi Naxals" have infiltrated several political parties and organisations and are instigating people against the Constitution and democracy.

“We must identify and defeat such elements and secure the country," Modi said on Sunday, while celebrating Diwali 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.

The Congress alleged that Prime Minister Modi is clearly distraught, disturbed and desperate, and his “jhola-picking-up time" is fast approaching.

In his Independence Day address in August, Modi had also referred to ‘Dimagi Naxals’ (people with a Naxal mindset), saying the country succeeded in removing armed Naxalism, but its ideological supporters were seeking opportunities to promote violence.

The opposition parties had accused Modi of using terms like “Dimagi Naxal" to intentionally brand and delegitimise democratic dissent.

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Quick Answers Powered by Ask News18 What did Kiren Rijiju say about Dimagi Naxals and Rahul Gandhi? Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the government's next objective is to eliminate "Dimagi Naxals," and he urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for eradicating armed Maoists in India. Why did Rahul Gandhi challenge PM Modi to a public debate? Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi challenged PM Modi to a public debate on who is considered anti-national and controlled by foreign forces, after the Prime Minister accused "Dimagi Naxals" of infiltrating political parties and organizations to instigate people against the Constitution. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi make the Dimagi Naxals remarks? Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the remarks while celebrating Diwali with security personnel at a CRPF camp in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, continuing his annual tradition of spending the festival with India's uniform forces. Powered by Ask News18

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