Must Now Fight 'Mental Naxals' Against Naxalism: Prime Minister Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, where he celebrated the festival of Diwali with CRPF personnel deployed at the CoBRA operations base. Addressing the jawans on this occasion, the Prime Minister spoke significantly about the changing nature of Naxalism. He stated that the threat of Naxalism has not yet been completely eliminated. He added that while armed Naxals have been cleared from the forests, the country now faces a threat from 'mental Naxals'.

According to a report by Dainik Bhaskar, the Prime Minister claimed that these mental Naxals have infiltrated several political organisations. He warned that we must identify and eliminate these people, as they are inciting people against the Constitution and democracy.

Prime Minister Modi visits jawans every year on the occasion of Diwali to spend time with them. This time, he arrived to celebrate Diwali with the personnel for the 13th consecutive time. On the previous 12 occasions, he had visited various border areas of the country. Looking at the data of these visits, he went to Jammu-Kashmir 3 times, while he visited Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh 2 times each.

On the other hand, a significant decline has been observed in donations to the Congress party. An analysis of the party's filings submitted to the Election Commission reveals that in the year 2025-26, the Congress party received total donations of ₹130.69 crore. In this amount, there has been a decrease of approximately 75% in donations exceeding ₹20,000. If compared with the year 2024-25, the party had received donations of ₹517.39 crore at that time.

This decline is the fastest drop in the party's donations in the last decade. According to news agency PTI, the main reason for this decrease is the reduction in funds received from the Prudent Electoral Trust. Previously, in the year 2015-16, a major decline of 86% was seen in the declared donations of Congress, when it had dropped to ₹141.46 crore.

The difference between the BJP and Congress is also clearly visible in the political donation figures. In the year 2024-25, the BJP received donations of ₹6,074.02 crore, which was nearly 12 times more than the donations received by Congress. In all the 12 financial years whose data was examined, the BJP received more donations. The donation figures for the BJP for the year 2025-26 are not yet available.

Alongside political developments, Sonia Gandhi also recalled her old memories on the occasion of Diwali. In a post on the 'X' platform on November 8, Sonia Gandhi stated that after the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, her home had become like a fortress. She said that commandos remained deployed even in her children's bedrooms, and Rahul and Priyanka were even taken out of school.

In an interview with The Guardian, Sonia Gandhi stated that she lived in constant fear after Indira Gandhi's assassination. She always had the thought that Rajiv Gandhi would be next and would be killed. This fear proved true with the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in a suicide attack in 1991. While discussing her book ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, Sonia Gandhi stated that Rajiv Gandhi was receiving death threats and Indian intelligence agencies were aware of this, but the new government ignored it and removed his security. Sonia also said that she does not think we will ever be able to know the truth.

Narendra Modi is the current Prime Minister of India and is continuously working for the development and security of various regions of the country. He has previously made several visits to boost the morale of the jawans in border areas.