2 weeks ago
Mehbooba Mufti hits back, says she supports Article 370
A big leader in India named Narendra Modi gave a speech on Independence Day.
In the speech, he talked about people he called 'dimagi Naxals', which means 'mental Naxals'.
Naxals are a group that uses violence, but Modi said these people are a different kind of threat.
Some other leaders thought Modi was calling his opponents bad names.
A minister named Kiren Rijiju said Modi was not talking about his opponents.
He said Modi meant people who support Maoists, separatists, and Article 370.
Article 370 was a special rule for a place called Jammu and Kashmir.
A leader named Mehbooba Mufti said she supports Article 370.
She said she is happy to be called a 'dimagi Naxal'.
Another leader named P. Chidambaram said he is proud to be called that too.
Many people are arguing about what the words really mean.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said she supports Article 370 and accepts being called a 'dimagi Naxal'.
Her remark responded to Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's clarification of PM Narendra Modi's 'dimagi Naxal' comment.
Modi used the term in his August 15 Independence Day address from the Red Fort, warning of an ideological threat.
Opposition leaders, including Congress leader P. Chidambaram, criticized the term as stigmatizing political dissent.
Rijiju clarified the remark targeted Maoist supporters, separatists, Article 370 supporters, and those advocating Northeast separation via the Siliguri Corridor.
- Who
- PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Congress leader P. Chidambaram
- What
- Political controversy over PM Modi's 'dimagi Naxal' remark and Rijiju's clarification linking it to Article 370 supporters
- Where
- India, with the original speech delivered from the Red Fort
- When
- Following Modi's Independence Day address on August 15; Rijiju clarified on Sunday
- Why
- Modi warned of an ideological threat from 'dimagi Naxals', while opposition leaders said the term could stigmatize political dissent
Opposition Critics
Government Supporters
Meaning of 'dimagi Naxal'
Opposition Critics
The term could be used to stigmatise political dissent and ideological disagreement.
Government Supporters
The term targets people who support Maoists while rejecting the Indian Constitution, not opposition leaders.
Article 370 support
Opposition Critics
Supporting Article 370 is a legitimate political position; Mufti proudly reaffirmed her support.
Government Supporters
Supporting Article 370 is linked to separatism and was included in the category of people Modi warned about.
Key facts
- Speaker of original remark
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Term in dispute
- 'Dimagi Naxal'
- Speech date and venue
- August 15, Independence Day address from the Red Fort
- Clarification made by
- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju
- Article 370 status
- Abrogated by the Centre in August 2019
- Mufti's party
- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
- Opposition response
- P. Chidambaram said he was 'proud' to be called a 'dimagi Naxal'
Quotes
Mehbooba Mu Mufti
PDP president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister
“I support Article 370. I’m a ‘dimagi Naxal.””
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