Kapil Sibal Identifies as Dimagi Naxal in Kochi Talk

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal identified himself as a "Dimagi Naxal" during a talk titled "Horse Trade and Democracy" in Kochi. The event, organized by LiveLaw, served as a platform for Sibal to adopt a term originally coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and utilized by the Bharatiya Janata Party to describe individuals who allegedly sympathize with Naxalism and manipulate policy from within the government system.

During the discussion, Sibal addressed the practice of horse trading in Indian politics, describing it as a "constitutional crisis" rather than a simple political scandal. He argued that inducing elected representatives to manufacture majorities undermines the integrity of the vote and the nature of representative government, effectively delivering power to parties not mandated by the citizens.