In an apparent attack on the AAP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said they supported the ‘tukde-tukde’ gang and brought the “nakampanthi” model of governance to the national capital. “Delhi has seen ‘nakampanthi’ model of governance. They supported ‘tukde tukde’ gang and strengthened India’s enemies,” he said, without naming the AAP. Explaining the term ‘Nakampanthi’, which he used in reference to the AAP government, Modi said it means “not allowing Centre’s Ayushmaan Bharat in Delhi hospitals”. The BJP began using “tukde tukde” gang to refer to students accused of raising anti-India slogans in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in 2016 and has generalised the phrase to attack those it accuses of sympathising with Maoists and separatists.

Source: Hindustan Times May 08, 2019 15:11 UTC