CJP slams Modi for reviving ‘Dimagi Naxal’ remark at SRCC: ‘Give hope, not stupid labels’

The Cockroach Janta Party has condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reviving his “Dimagi Naxal” attack during a speech at Delhi University’s Shri Ram College of Commerce, saying the occasion called for answers on education and jobs, not labels for questioning students.

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As soon as I gave the ‘Dimagi Naxal’ homeopathy pill, all the ‘Dimagi Naxals’ started coming out one by one. And now the public is also seeing the true colours of those who are encouraging this illness.

Modi used the term while addressing SRCC’s centenary celebrations. Referring to his Independence Day speech the previous month, he said people supporting ideas he had criticized were now being exposed. “As soon as I gave the ‘Dimagi Naxal’ homeopathy pill, all the ‘Dimagi Naxals’ started coming out one by one,” Modi said, adding that the public was seeing the “true colours” of those encouraging the supposed illness.

CJP co-convener Saurav Das said branding a young and questioning generation as “Dimagi Naxals” at one of India’s premier colleges was “among the most shameful things a Prime Minister can do”. In a post on X, he said Modi could have discussed protests by SRCC teachers over the denial of medical and childcare leave, promised better infrastructure as the college’s facilities deteriorated, and acknowledged the pressure created by hyper-competition.

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Wow. Going to one of India’s premier colleges and once again branding a young, questioning generation as “Dimagi Naxals” has got to be among the most shameful things a Prime Minister can do. And on Teacher’s Day.

Das also accused Modi of using Teacher’s Day to target young people who question those in power. “A Prime Minister should give the young hope, not such stupid labels. He should answer their questions, not vilify them for asking. What a pathetic state of affairs,” he wrote.

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A Prime Minister should give the young hope, not such stupid labels. He should answer their questions, not vilify them for asking. What a pathetic state of affairs.

CJP co-convener Ashutosh Ranka said the centenary event should have focused on education, employment, current challenges facing students and India’s plans for the next 20 years. Instead, he said, Modi resorted to “Dimagi Naxal” rhetoric. The article then turned to Modi’s earlier speech at SRCC in 2013, but the supplied text ends before that discussion is completed.

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Going to the centenary celebrations of a college as reputed as SRCC, you would have expected the Prime Minister to talk education, jobs, current challenges impacting students, and what all India is doing to set itself apart for next 20 years.