Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:23am on 09 Nov 2026,Monday India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with security personnel at a CRPF camp in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on Sunday, declaring that India had won its decades-long battle against armed Maoism. Calling Diwali 2026 the first since the country’s victory over Naxalism, Modi said every district was now free from the threat. However, he warned that the ideological challenge remained, accusing what he called “dimagi Naxals” of infiltrating organisations, including political parties, and instigating people against the Constitution and democracy. The government had declared India free from Left-wing extremism on March 31, following the elimination of Maoist leaders and cadres and the surrender of hundreds of others.
