Wrong to paper over Pragya’s take on Godse
5 years, 7 months ago

Wrong to paper over Pragya’s take on Godse

Deccan Chronicle  

There are two developments that have greatly upset me this last week. The second is the statement made by Pragya Thakur Singh, the terror accused who is the BJP's candidate from Bhopal. Pragya Singh Thakur’s outrageous statement valorising Godse is deeply disturbing for several reasons. This question must be asked because at least three other BJP leaders, including a minister in the Union cabinet, Anant Kumar Hegde, made statements or tweeted in support of what she had said about Godse.. And, would there then be many more voices glorifying Godse, and Pragya Thakur, for having the courage to say what many actually believe within the BJP?

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From Pragya to Twitter Trends: How Hailing Godse Became Mainstream
4 years, 1 month ago

From Pragya to Twitter Trends: How Hailing Godse Became Mainstream

The Quint  

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay wrote in Deccan Herald, “In the years that the Saffron fold was in the Opposition, its cadre, and even large sections of the leadership, privately admired Godse for his decision. Periodically, a handful of leaders eulogised Godse yet the BJP, and Jana Sangh previously maintained an institutional distance from such assertions. It was only after the BJP secured …

BJP MP Pragya Thakur demands FIR against Congress MLA over threat to burn her
5 years, 1 month ago

BJP MP Pragya Thakur demands FIR against Congress MLA over threat to burn her

India TV News  

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur reached a police station here on Saturday night, demanding that a case be registered against a Congress MLA who had threatened to "burn" her over her remarks about Nathuram Godse. Thakur was at Kamla Nehru police station here and officials were holding a discussion with her, a senior police official said. Congress MLA from Biaora …

Make an example of Pragya Singh Thakur to battle hate
5 years, 1 month ago

Make an example of Pragya Singh Thakur to battle hate

Deccan Chronicle  

On January 30, 1948, a little over 5 pm, in New Delhi, Nathuram Godse pumped three bullets into the fragile body of Mahatma Gandhi. But, today we have Pragya Singh Thakur, the BJP MP elected from Bhopal, referring to Godse as a deshbhakt, a patriot. When, on the first occasion, Thakur referred to Godse as a patriot, PM Narendra Modi …

BJP MP Pragya Thakur tenders apology in LS for controversial remarks on Nathuram Godse, claims her comments 'were twisted'
5 years, 1 month ago

BJP MP Pragya Thakur tenders apology in LS for controversial remarks on Nathuram Godse, claims her comments 'were twisted'

Firstpost  

Pragya Thakur said that her remarks have been twisted and her comments were in a different context New Delhi: Facing opposition attack for her controversial comments on Nathuram Godse, BJP MP Pragya Thakur on Friday tendered an apology in Lok Sabha but said her remarks have been twisted. Thakur created a controversy on Wednesday with her remarks in the Lower …

BJP removes Pragya Thakur from defence panel over Godse remarks
5 years, 1 month ago

BJP removes Pragya Thakur from defence panel over Godse remarks

Live Mint  

A day after Lok Sabha MP Pragya Singh Thakur made controversial remarks on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin, Nathuram Godse, in Parliament, Congress-led opposition parties, as well as Janata Dal, or JD, an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party turned up the heat on the ruling party on Thursday. The BJP moved into damage control mode, by condemning her remarks, removing her …

Rajnath Singh condemns Sadhvi Pragya's 'patriot' remark for Godse
5 years, 1 month ago

Rajnath Singh condemns Sadhvi Pragya's 'patriot' remark for Godse

Op India  

Amidst the controversy over BJP MP Pragya Thakur’s alleged praise for Nathuram Godse, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday clarified that the BJP condemns any philosophy which describes Nathuram Godse as a ‘patriot’. नाथूराम गोडसे को देशभक्त कहे जाने की बात तो दूर हम उन्हें देशभक्त मानने की सोच को ही condemn करते हैं। महात्मा गांधी हम लोगों के आदर्श …

Day after Pragya Singh calls Nathuram Godse a 'patriot' in Lok Sabha, BJP removes MP from parliamentary panel on defence after Opposition outrage
5 years, 1 month ago

Day after Pragya Singh calls Nathuram Godse a 'patriot' in Lok Sabha, BJP removes MP from parliamentary panel on defence after Opposition outrage

Firstpost  

The Congress took strong objection to Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks and lashed out at the ‘deplorable hate politics’ of the BJP Editor’s note: This piece has been updated to include Pragya Singh Thakur’s removal from the consultative committee of the defence ministry, a day after she made the controversial comments in Parliament. Following scathing criticism from the Opposition, BJP axed …

Sadhvi Pragya calls Godse deshbhakt: 3 questions that should be debated
5 years, 1 month ago

Sadhvi Pragya calls Godse deshbhakt: 3 questions that should be debated

Op India  

Sadhvi Pragya, the BJP MP from Bhopal who had defeated Congress leader Digvijay Singh has landed in yet another controversy. Whether or not Godse was a patriot doesn’t depend on what one Member of Parliament, such as Sadhvi Pragya, says. Read: She apologised, but I can never forgive her: PM Modi condemns Sadhvi Pragya for her Godse comment Nonetheless, coming …

Terrorist Sadhvi Pragya calls terrorist Godse a patriot: Rahul Gandhi
5 years, 1 month ago

Terrorist Sadhvi Pragya calls terrorist Godse a patriot: Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has hit out at BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur over her latest praise of Nathuram Godse calling him a patriot and said she shows the heart of BJP and RSS and it cannot be hidden. Reacting to Sadhvi Pragya's praise of Nathuram Godse in the Parliament on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi said, "What she is saying that …

Pragya Thakur and the power of controversy
5 years, 1 month ago

Pragya Thakur and the power of controversy

India Today  

If there is an elected representative who has maintained political relevance through controversy and not through work as a lawmaker, it is most certainly Bhopal BJP MP Pragya Thakur. The Malegaon blast accused, who defeated former MP chief minister Digvijaya Singh by over 3.64 lakh votes in the previous LS elections, Thakur has regularly remained in the news for provocative …

Inaction Against Pragya Proves 'Latent Support' for Godse's 'Sinister Thought': Congress Slams PM Modi
5 years, 1 month ago

Inaction Against Pragya Proves 'Latent Support' for Godse's 'Sinister Thought': Congress Slams PM Modi

News 18  

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over BJP MP Pragya Thakur's comments while reacting to DMK leader A Raja's remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse in Lok Sabha, alleging that the PM's "inaction" against her proves his latent support to "Godse's sinister thought". आज देश की संसद में खड़े होकर भाजपा की एक सांसद …

Congress flays BJP after Pragya Singh Thakur calls Nathuram Godse deshbhakt
5 years, 1 month ago

Congress flays BJP after Pragya Singh Thakur calls Nathuram Godse deshbhakt

India Today  

BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur has once again stirred up a controversy with her remarks on Nathuram Godse in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. "Repeatedly referring to Nathuram Godse as a "deshbhakt" is a perfect representation of BJP's deplorable hate politics. Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala also slammed Pragya Singh Thakur on the remark. He tweeted, "The country is celebrating …

Nitish Kumar condemns Pragya Singh Thakur's statement that 'Godse is patriot'
5 years, 7 months ago

Nitish Kumar condemns Pragya Singh Thakur's statement that 'Godse is patriot'

India TV News  

Commenting on Pragya Singh Thakur's statement that 'Godse is patriot', Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said it is “condemnable”. Pragya Singh Thakur is Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate from Bhopal. On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he will never forgive Pragya Singh Thakur and others for glorifying Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as "deshbhakt". Such people will be given a …

People like Pragya killing soul of India, says Kailash Satyarthi
5 years, 7 months ago

People like Pragya killing soul of India, says Kailash Satyarthi

The Hindu  

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday said Mahatma Gandhi is above power and politics and people like Pragya Singh Thakur are killing the soul of India and the BJP should expel her from the party. His comments came after Malegaon blast accused and BJP’s Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Ms. Thakur lauded Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse as a “patriot” …

Will never forgive Pragya Thakur for her remarks on ‘Bapu’: PM Modi
5 years, 7 months ago

Will never forgive Pragya Thakur for her remarks on ‘Bapu’: PM Modi

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condemned the statements made by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Bhopal candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party, and said that he would never be able to forgive her. Similar statements were made in favour Godse by controversial BJP leader from Karnataka, Ananth Kumar Hegde and Nalin Kumar Katil, also from Karnataka made remarks over Godse. I …

Sadhvi Pragya calls Godse 'deshbhakt', BJP condemns statement
5 years, 7 months ago

Sadhvi Pragya calls Godse 'deshbhakt', BJP condemns statement

The Quint  

Bhopal, May 16 Triggering a new controversy, BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Thursday called Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse a "deshbhakt", triggering an immediate denunciation from her own party. The Sadhvi's comments came in reaction to noted actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam President Kamal Haasan's recent statement calling Godse the first Hindu terrorist of …

Pragya Singh Thakur calls Nathuram Godse a patriot; Election Commission seeks report
5 years, 7 months ago

Pragya Singh Thakur calls Nathuram Godse a patriot; Election Commission seeks report

The Hindu  

Terror accused and BJP candidate from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur kicked off a political storm on Thursday, calling Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse a ‘patriot.’ The Opposition parties lambasted her, while the BJP was quick to distance itself from her remarks and asked her to issue a public apology. She should tender a public apology.” Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, Ms. …

Pragya Thakur comments on Nathuram Godse: Remember facts, not rhetoric, say Left parties
5 years, 7 months ago

Pragya Thakur comments on Nathuram Godse: Remember facts, not rhetoric, say Left parties

The Hindu  

In the light of BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur's comments on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse on Thursday, the Left parties have sounded caution that her statement is only meant to further polarise the voters. “Nathuram Godse ek deshbhakt the, hain aur rahenge,” she said. Ms Thakur was reacting to Makkal Needhi Maiyam founder Kamal Haasan’s speech at a …

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