{
  "id": 18134801,
  "title": "Kharge asks Modi to face questions on ‘vote chori’, Rijiju spars with him on ‘dimaagi Naxals’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/kharge-asks-modi-to-face-questions-on-vote-chori-rijiju-spars-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T14:50:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kharge-asks-modi-to-face-questions-on-vote-chori-rijiju-spars-with-him-on-dimaagi-naxals/article71665648.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju engaged in a social media exchange on November 4, 2026, over the BJP's use of the term \"dimaagi Naxal.\" Kharge demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi answer questions regarding alleged electoral malpractice and his alleged \"vote chori\" (theft) before labeling others.\n\nKharge accused Modi of using the \"flop line\" of labeling people as \"dimaagi Naxals\" without providing answers to the issues he raised. Rijiju countered Kharge's post, arguing that the term \"dimaagi Naxal\" was not a political narrative but a classification of four specific groups. These groups included those supporting the Maoist agenda, siding with separatists, opposing development projects, and attempting to isolate the northeast by targeting the Siliguri corridor.\n\nKharge further questioned Union Home Minister Amit Shah's claim that three crore voters were \"infiltrators\" and accused him of incompetence for allegedly allowing illegal immigrants to enter the country over the years. He also criticized the Election Commission of India for making five changes to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the upcoming winter session of Parliament, which he believed was unnecessary. Kharge urged Modi to face questions and a debate, citing the Congress's \"Vote Bachao\" rally and the symbolic impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.",
  "summary": "The Congress president said the Election Commission had made five U-turns on the SIR, while the Union Minister defined who he called ‘dimaagi Naxals’",
  "key_points": [
    "Kharge demands Modi answer electoral malpractice questions",
    "Rijiju defines 'dimaagi Naxals' as four specific groups",
    "Kharge criticizes Union Home Minister Amit Shah's claims"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}