Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Congress of supporting urban Maoists who lead a comfortable life in cities but ruin the lives of poor tribals who are encouraged to take up arms against the government. PM Modi, who was speaking at his first election meeting for next week’s state elections in Bastar’s Jagdalpur, said the Congress had to answer to the people why it spoke in defence of urban Maoists. “Urban Maoists live in air-conditioned homes, study abroad, roam around in fancy cars but ruin lives of tribal youth here through a remote control. Why is Congress supporting these urban Maoists?” he said at the public meeting in a region that has been a hotbed of Maoist activities for decades.
