Intellectual Naxalism more dangerous than armed extremism: Fadnavis

Gadchiroli, Nov 15 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today noted intellectual Naxalism, which is gradually taking root in society at the ideological level, is more dangerous than armed Naxalism. Speaking to the media during his visit to Gadchiroli for the celebration of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, marking the 151st birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Bhagwan Birsa Munda, he alleged that efforts were being made to create a new generation that rejects the Constitution and the established democratic system. Fadnavis said that although the influence of armed Naxalism was declining, the ideological challenge posed by such forces could not be…