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Opposition targets Modi over speech stumble and ‘dimaagi Naxal’ remark
Opposition leaders criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he appeared to stumble and consult his notes during his Independence Day address from the Red Fort. Congress leader Pawan Khera shared the clip,…
The Story in Brief
Opposition leaders criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he appeared to stumble and consult his notes during his Independence Day address from the Red Fort. Congress leader Pawan Khera shared the clip, while AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal called Modi “under-confident, nervous and shaky”. The speech lasted around 75 minutes, making it his shortest Independence Day address in four years. Modi spoke about artificial intelligence, semiconductors, Naxalism, MSMEs, higher education and coaching classes.
The Congress also objected to Modi’s reference to “dimaagi Naxals”, or ideological Naxals, accusing him of using an undefined political label against critics. Jairam Ramesh compared it with the earlier phrase “urban Naxal”. The party also criticised Modi’s remarks on women’s reservation and delimitation, alleging that the 2023 law was not implemented for the 2024 elections.
The Indian Opinion
A speech stumble is easy material for partisan mockery, but it proves little about governance or public support. Equally, dismissing every criticism as “dimaagi Naxal” is a lazy way to avoid defining whom the term covers and what evidence supports the charge. The useful test is not fluency at the microphone, but whether the government answers concrete questions on jobs, representation and the timetable for women’s reservation.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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