RSS's Organiser labels NAC as 'classic takeover' by 'dimagi Naxals' of governance

The RSS has joined the campaign against “dimagi Naxals” which PM Modi launched on Aug 15, with its affiliated weekly ‘Organiser’ arguing that the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) under UPA allowed Maoist-influenced thinking to enter policymaking. In an editorial, ‘Organiser’ termed NAC as marking the “classic takeover of the ‘dimagi Naxals’ of governance”. It said, “As the armed rebellion has failed miserably, the dimagi variant has taken charge.” The editorial added penetrating bureaucracy, policy machinery, legal system, academia, media and NGOs formed part of this “revolutionary strategy”. The weekly stopped short of accusing Sonia or Congress brass of links with Maoists, directing its criticism at NAC and the ideological influence the body brought into governance. It distinguishes “dimagi Naxals” from ordinary agitators or reform groups, acknowledging issues such as education and climate change can be genuine while alleging such concerns may be appropriated by an ideological core. In his I-Day speech, PM said armed Naxalism was nearing its end but people subscribing to the ideology who entered govt panels as advisers were still looking to create violence and anarchy.

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That reference also appeared to recall UPA-era controversies involving human rights activist Binayak Sen. Sen, arrested in 2007, was nominated to the Planning Commission steering committee on health in 2011. The govt has sought to draw a boundary around the expression. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said Modi was not accusing opposition netas or parties, but referring to those supporting Maoists, who reject Constitution and back separatism. Set up in 2004 and chaired by Sonia Gandhi with cabinet-rank status, NAC brought activists, academics and experts into policymaking and played an important role in measures such as RTI and MGNREGA.

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