From the Red Fort on India’s 80th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned against what he called ‘intellectual Naxals’ (Dimagi Naxals), saying the armed insurgency may be declining but its ideological challenge remains. He alleged that people with a Maoist mindset had influenced government committees and public policy, urging citizens to ‘identify and isolate’ them. Modi also recalled the human cost of decades of Naxal violence, hailed progress in ending insurgency and called on young Indians to contribute to a ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said armed Naxalism had been curbed but warned that people with Maoist thinking were still present in different parts of the…

Armed Naxalism dealt with, now time to isolate ‘dimaagi Naxals’: PM Modi in I-Day speech | India News