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BJP may find it hard to disown role in mainstreaming Sadhvi Pragya Thakur in spite of her apology on Nathuram Godse
Ajay Singh • 6 years agoBJP’s Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate Sadhvi Pragya Thakur comes from the genre of the posterity on whom Nathuram Godse had pinned his hopes for future exoneration.
Anantkumar Hegde retracts pro-Nathuram Godse tweet, says account was hacked; Amit Shah refers matter to disciplinary committee
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe political saga revolving around Nathuram Godse took a fresh turn on Friday morning after Union minister Anantkumar Hegde first posted a few tweets sympathetic to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin, but later disowned the posts by claiming that his Twitter account was breached.
Agar-Malwa polling officer submits report on Pragya Thakur's Godse comment; EC to take call on matter today
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe District Election Officer of the Agar Malwa District Friday submitted his report to Madhya Pradesh Election Commission in the matter of BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur's statement calling Nathuram Godse a patriot
'Party line is my line': Sadhvi Pragya apologises for calling Nathuram Godse a 'deshbhakt', says respect Mahatma Gandhi 'a lot'
Fp Staff • 6 years agoPragya, while campaigning in Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh, told reporters: 'Nathuram Godse was a deshbhakt, is a deshbhakt and will always remain a deshbhakt, and people calling him a terrorist should instead look within.' 'Such people will be given a befitting reply in these elections,' she remarked adding to her list of controversial statements during the Lok Sabha election 2019.
As Sadhvi Pragya's entry polarises Lok Sabha polls in Bhopal, Digvijaya Singh ropes in Kanhaiya Kumar as his star campaigner
Debobrat Ghose • 6 years agoCongress Bhopal candidate Digvijaya Singh may have roped in Kanhaiya Kumar as a star campaigner to counter the sharp polarisation that has emerged due to Sadhvi Pragya Sigh Thakur’s candidacy in Bhopal
Lok Sabha election in Madhya Pradesh: Ahead of Phase 4 voting today, all eyes on Chhindwara, Balaghat and Jabalpur
Debobrat Ghose • 6 years agoThree constituencies in Madhya Pradesh are hot seats that will be watched closely as the state votes in Phase 4 of the Lok Sabha election today.
Citizens' group led by retd Justice BG Kolse-Patil to oppose Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's candidature in Bhopal
Scharada Dubey • 6 years agoEven in an electoral arena where candidates accused of rape and murder have been fielded by mainstream political parties, Sadhvi Pragya Thakur’s candidature is an explosive development.
Hemant Karkare died due to 'karma': BJP's Sadhvi Pragya says late cop was cursed by sannyasis because of his actions
Fp Staff • 6 years agoBharatiya Janata Party candidate from Bhopal for Lok Sabha Election 2019 Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur said that Hemant Karkare, Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad chief who died during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, got what he deserved.
BJP fields Sadhvi Pragya Thakur from Bhopal; Malegaon blast accused to face Congress’ Digvijaya Singh
Fp Staff • 6 years agoSadhvi Pragya Thakur came to limelight in 2008 after her arrest for the Malegaon blasts. A special court framed charges in the 2008 Malegaon blast case against Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and five others for terror activities, criminal conspiracy and murder, among others.
2008 Malegaon blast-accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur joins BJP, will contest Lok Sabha polls: Timeline of the case
Fp Staff • 6 years agoSadhvi Pragya Thakur, who is undergoing trial in the 2008 Malegaon Blast, has been announced as BJP candidate from the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat: Timeline of the case