This India First special report examines the political debate ignited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Diwali celebration aboard INS Vikrant. The report draws parallels to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s 1987 Lakshadweep holiday, which is now at the center of allegations regarding the use of naval assets. Controversy surrounds claims that the aircraft carrier INS Virat was utilized for a private vacation by the Gandhi family. Commander V.K. Jaitley, a weapons officer on INS Virat in 1987, alleged that naval helicopters transported supplies for the then-Prime Minister’s guests, stating, "whole day they were doing sorties from the ships" . This has fueled the BJP’s ‘privilege versus patriotism’ critique against the Congress, which has defended the 1987 trip . The program also covers the significant reduction of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) across India, with the government reporting the insurgency is now confined to a few districts, a decrease from over 125 previously . Home Minister Amit Shah has set a March 31, 2026, deadline for eliminating Naxalism . Additional news includes Delhi’s post-Diwali pollution crisis and the BCCI-Pakistan Asia Cup trophy standoff.
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