CJP condemns Modi for branding students as “Dimagi Naxals” at SRCC event
The Cockroach Janta Party criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling the questioning youth “Dimagi Naxals” during his speech at SRCC’s centenary celebrations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a nearly 50-minute speech at the centenary celebrations of Shri Ram College of Commerce, where he again used the term “Dimagi Naxal” to describe a questioning younger generation. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) responded sharply, with co-convener Saurav Das labeling the comment among the most disgraceful a prime minister could make, especially on Teacher’s Day. Das argued Modi should have addressed concrete concerns such as crumbling campus infrastructure, denial of medical and childcare leave for teachers, and the intense competition faced by students.
Ashutosh Ranka, another CJP co-convener, added that the prime minister missed an opportunity to discuss education policy, employment prospects, and broader student challenges. Modi also contrasted India’s current growth with the economic difficulties of 2013, recalling his own 2013 SRCC speech. The criticism highlights tension between the government’s rhetoric and student expectations at a premier Indian university.
Why it matters
The incident underscores growing friction between India’s leadership and youth demanding better education and job prospects.
How the sides frame it
HIGH AGREEMENTBoth camps condemn Modi’s remarks, but left-leaning coverage emphasizes the Cockroach Janta Party’s labeling of the comment as disgraceful and the missed chance to address student concerns, while centrist coverage stresses Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge’s framing of the speech as a political campaign that suppresses youth questions and relies on shifting adjectives.
LEFT
Modi’s “Dimagi Naxal” remark is portrayed as disgraceful and a failure to address concrete student and teacher issues.
CENTER
Modi’s SRCC speech is depicted as a political stunt that silences youth questions and masks unchanged anti-people policies through ever-changing adjectives.
The left emphasises
- the comment is “among the most disgraceful a prime minister could make”
- Modi missed an opportunity to discuss education policy, employment prospects, and broader student challenges
- use of the term “Dimagi Naxal” to describe a questioning younger generation
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