BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad Responds to Chidambaram's Comments on Naxalism, Blames Congress Leader for Justifying Armed Insurgency

Politics has heated up in Congress and BJP over PM Narendra Modi's statement on Naxalism, now in this regard, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad has hit back at Chidambaram's statement. In this whole political controversy, the leaders of both the parties are playing a blame game against each other. While holding a press conference on Sunday, August 16, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the Modi government has rooted out Naxalism. Still some people remain mentally Naxal. In fact, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said on the occasion of Independence Day on August 15 from the Red Fort that armed Naxalism has almost ended in the country. Mental Naxals who give ideological support are still trying to mislead the society. They have to be identified and isolated. Ravi Shankar Prasad said,'Congress leader Chidambaram has described himself as a mental Naxal. Actually, those who justify Naxalism, call themselves mentally Naxal or it is Urban Naxalism. Today, he said that Naxalism has never been active in Bastar. Naxalism has never been active there.