BJP accuses Congress of ‘anti-Army’, ‘anti-Ram Temple’ mindset
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi describes Rashid Alvi’s remarks as evidence of the ‘dimagi Naxal’ mindset
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on September 3, 2026, accused the Congress party of harboring an "anti-Army" and "anti-Shri Ram Temple" mindset. This assertion was made following questions raised by Congress leader and former MP Rashid Alvi concerning the appointment of Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra (Retd.) as the inaugural CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
At a press conference, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi highlighted Alvi's comments as proof of the Congress party's "insulting the Indian Army and the Shri Ram Temple" stance. Trivedi described Alvi's remarks as indicative of a "dimagi Naxal" mentality.
Alvi, though no longer an active spokesperson or Congress party member, was criticized by Trivedi for his previous inflammatory statements against the Ram Temple project, India's military operations in Afghanistan, and the Army chief. Trivedi accused Congress leaders of demanding evidence for military actions like the surgical strike and Balakot strike, and labeling India's Army chief as a "sadakchhap gunda" (street thug).
He further alleged that Congress leaders, including Navjot Singh Sidhu, had shown support for Pakistan by hugging its Army chief, Qamar Bajwa.
Trivedi dismissed Congress doubts, branding any who harbor such sentiments as "dimagi Naxals" - a term he used to describe leftist sympathizers. He vehemently refuted the notion that Mahmud of Ghazni invaded to plunder the temple, insisting that Ghazni, Ghori, and Babur sought to destroy temples and idols. Trivedi articulated that this was merely "Leftist nonsense" being propagated by "urban Naxals" and "dimagi Naxals".
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