If Sadhvi Pragya is fit to contest election, she is fit to be in jail: Omar Abdullah
5 years, 8 months ago

If Sadhvi Pragya is fit to contest election, she is fit to be in jail: Omar Abdullah

Hindustan Times  

If Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the BJP candidate from Bhopal and an accused in the Malegaon blast case, is fit to contest election, she is fit to be in jail, NC vice-president Omar Abdullah said Thursday. NC vice-president Omar Abdullah The BJP on Wednesday announced Thakur as its candidate from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, where she is set to have a direct contest with Congress heavyweight and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh. Omar Abdullah, who was talking to reporters after casting his vote, along with his father Farooq Abdullah, from Srinagar parliamentary constituency, said he hoped that the court hearing the case would cancel Thakur’s bail. The Centre is now “running out of excuses to delay the assembly elections”, Omar Abdullah said.

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'Candidates Have Won Elections In India Even From Jail ': Supreme Court To PMLA Accused Seeking Interim Bail To Contest Jharkhand Assembly Elections
2 months, 1 week ago

'Candidates Have Won Elections In India Even From Jail ': Supreme Court To PMLA Accused Seeking Interim Bail To Contest Jharkhand Assembly Elections

Live Law  

While hearing the plea of one Subhash Prasad Yadav, seeking interim/provisional bail in a money laundering case for the purpose of contesting Jharkhand Assembly elections, the Supreme Court today remarked that in India, even jailed candidates have gotten elected. "Candidates in the last election had won even from jail", said Justice Dipankar Datta, while Justice Surya Kant pointed to the …

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur accuses media of distorting her remarks after BJP denied ticket in 1st list
10 months, 1 week ago

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur accuses media of distorting her remarks after BJP denied ticket in 1st list

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Monday slammed the media for allegedly distorting her remarks after the party dropped her name from the first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Singh Thakur Read here: Sadhvi Pragya Thakur reacts after BJP denied Bhopal Lok Sabha ticket: 'PM …

‘My previous statements…’: Pragya Thakur after ticket denied from Bhopal
10 months, 1 week ago

‘My previous statements…’: Pragya Thakur after ticket denied from Bhopal

Live Mint  

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday said certain words in her previous statements might not have pleased Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he had told her she "will not be forgiven". It is important to note that Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur is among the 33 sitting BJP MPs whose names were missing from the party's first list of 195 candidates …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Pragya Thakur's Election As Loksabha MP For Want Of Prosecution
2 years ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Pragya Thakur's Election As Loksabha MP For Want Of Prosecution

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed an Election plea challenging Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's election from Bhopal in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections "for want of prosecution".The order passed by the bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat reads thus:".since petitioner is not appearing despite repeated opportunities being granted to him,. The Madhya Pradesh High Court has …

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, 3 other accused in Malegaon blast case absent during court trial
4 years, 1 month ago

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, 3 other accused in Malegaon blast case absent during court trial

India Today  

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and 3 other accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case did not appear before court even after an order was issued that all accused have to be present. Other accused, including Bhopal MP and Malegaon 2008 blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay and others did not come to the court. Meanwhile, during …

Pragya Thakur refuses to sit in NIA court, complains about dust
5 years, 7 months ago

Pragya Thakur refuses to sit in NIA court, complains about dust

Hindustan Times  

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur Friday chose to stand for around two and a half hours in the special court conducting trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Later, when the judge called her to the witness box in the front and asked if she wanted a chair, Thakur said she preferred to stand leaning against the window. When the …

Sadhvi Pragya barred from campaigning for three days by the Election Commission for her Babri demolition remark
5 years, 8 months ago

Sadhvi Pragya barred from campaigning for three days by the Election Commission for her Babri demolition remark

Op India  

The Election Commission has barred BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal constituency, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from election campaigning for three days due to the remarks made by her about Babri Masjid demolition. EC bars BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur from campaigning for three days starting 6 am tomorrow. The order said that “Commission has barred her from holding …

EC bars Pragya Thakur from campaigning for 72 hours over remarks on Hemant Karkare, Babri Masjid
5 years, 8 months ago

EC bars Pragya Thakur from campaigning for 72 hours over remarks on Hemant Karkare, Babri Masjid

Firstpost  

The Election Commission “strongly condemned” Pragya Thakur’s remarks" and “warned her “not to repeat the misconduct in future”. The poll panel said though Pragya had apologised for her statement against the slain IPS officer, it found the statement to be “unwarranted”. New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday barred BJP candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from campaigning for …

Can't Bar Pragya Singh Thakur From Contesting LS Polls, Says Spl NIA Court; Rejects Application By Malegaon Blast Victim's Father
5 years, 8 months ago

Can't Bar Pragya Singh Thakur From Contesting LS Polls, Says Spl NIA Court; Rejects Application By Malegaon Blast Victim's Father

Live Law  

A Special NIA Court on Wednesday rejected the intervention application filed by a 59-year-old resident of Malegaon Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal and refused to restrain Pragya Singh Thakur from contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He sought directions to restrain Pragya from contesting elections and to attend day to day hearing of the ongoing trial in the Malegaon bomb blast …

A Hindu can never be a terrorist: Amit Shah defends Sadhvi Pragya
5 years, 8 months ago

A Hindu can never be a terrorist: Amit Shah defends Sadhvi Pragya

India Today  

BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the party's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur was framed in false cases by those who had coined the term "Hindu terror" and indulged in vote bank politics. Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur is in the eye of a storm for her controversial statements that her "curse" led to former Maharashtra …

EC notice aside, Sadhvi Pragya targets Hemant Karkare again
5 years, 8 months ago

EC notice aside, Sadhvi Pragya targets Hemant Karkare again

India Today  

Undeterred by the Election Commission's notice for her controversial remarks on slain IPS officer Hemant Karkare, BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur continues her tirade against the 26/11 hero. My sanyasi appearance was reviled," Sadhvi Pragya alleged, referring to her police interrogation in connection with her suspected role in the 2008 Malegaon blast. On Saturday, election authorities sought an explanation …

Journalists and politicians spread lies about Sadhvi Pragya’s age, do not retract their tweets even after being fact-checked
5 years, 8 months ago

Journalists and politicians spread lies about Sadhvi Pragya’s age, do not retract their tweets even after being fact-checked

Op India  

Sadhvi Pragya, BJP’s MP candidate from Bhopal, had recently claimed that she was involved in the demolition of the disputed structure at the Ram Janmabhoomi site otherwise known as Babri Masjid. pic.twitter.com/d1g5kBA8Az — ANI April 21, 2019 Soon after Sadhvi Pragya’s claims, many left-leaning journalists and politicians had had a collective meltdown, first over the Sadhvi’s bold claim and unapologetic …

Sadhvi Pragya healthy to contest polls but not to attend hearings: Malegaon blast victim's father moves NIA
5 years, 8 months ago

Sadhvi Pragya healthy to contest polls but not to attend hearings: Malegaon blast victim's father moves NIA

India Today  

A Malegaon blast victim's father on Thursday moved the special National Investigation Agency court seeking barring of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha election. The petition appealed that Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, who is out on bail, be asked to attend court proceedings in Mumbai and restricted from contesting the Lok Sabha election. The Malegaon blast victim's …

Sadhvi Pragya breaks down at BJP meet; recalls "torture" in custody
5 years, 8 months ago

Sadhvi Pragya breaks down at BJP meet; recalls "torture" in custody

India TV News  

BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, facing trial in the Malegaon bomb blast case, Thursday broke down while narrating how she was "tortured" while in custody of the police. Thakur also set the tone for her high-profile poll battle in Bhopal againt Congress candidate Digvijay Singh, whom she accused of using words like "Hindu" and "saffron" …

They would hang me upside down and threaten to disrobe me : Sadhvi Pragya recalls her ordeal as she breaks down
5 years, 8 months ago

They would hang me upside down and threaten to disrobe me : Sadhvi Pragya recalls her ordeal as she breaks down

Op India  

BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur broke down while recalling her ordeal while addressing the party workers today. #WATCH: Alleging torture by jail officials, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, breaks down while addressing the party workers pic.twitter.com/UVUomvmJZ2 — ANI April 18, 2019 “Itni gandi gaali dete the peet tey …

Restrict Pragya Thakur From Contesting Elections- Malegaon Blast Victim's Father Files Application Before Spl NIA Court [Read Application]
5 years, 8 months ago

Restrict Pragya Thakur From Contesting Elections- Malegaon Blast Victim's Father Files Application Before Spl NIA Court [Read Application]

Live Law  

Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, a 59-year-old resident of Malegaon, Nashik has filed an intervention application before Special NIA Court seeking directions to restrain Pragya Singh Thakur from contesting elections. Bilal's son Sayyed Azhar Nisar Ahmed was killed in the explosion that took place on Bhikku Chowk, Malegaon. However, Special NIA Court framed charges against all the accused including Pragya and …

Sadhvi Pragya 'suffering from breast cancer', 'can't walk': 2017 bail order in focus as BJP fields Malegaon blast-accused from Bhopal
5 years, 8 months ago

Sadhvi Pragya 'suffering from breast cancer', 'can't walk': 2017 bail order in focus as BJP fields Malegaon blast-accused from Bhopal

Firstpost  

Malegaon blast-accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, who is contesting Lok Sbaha polls on a BJP ticket from Bhopal, was given bail by the Bombay HC in April 2017 because she was ‘suffering from breast cancer’ and was ‘unable to walk even without support’ The BJP on Wednesday announced Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the key accused in the 2008 Malegaon …

If health condition doesn't permit her to be in jail, how it permits her to contest poll: Omar Abdullah on Sadhvi Pragya given ticket
5 years, 8 months ago

If health condition doesn't permit her to be in jail, how it permits her to contest poll: Omar Abdullah on Sadhvi Pragya given ticket

India TV News  

Commenting on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision to give a ticket to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the saffron party has given a ticket to a candidate “who is not only an accused in a terror case but is also out on bail on health grounds.” “BJP has given ticket to a candidate …

Victim of Congress’ fake ‘Hindu Terror’ bogey, Sadhvi Pragya joins BJP, will contest 2019 Lok Sabha Elections
5 years, 8 months ago

Victim of Congress’ fake ‘Hindu Terror’ bogey, Sadhvi Pragya joins BJP, will contest 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

Op India  

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in Bhopal: I have formally joined BJP, I will contest elections and will win also. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/siAsXSMm1U — ANI April 17, 2019 Widely believed to be one of the victims of the Congress party’s attempt to invent Hindu Terror, Sadhvi Pragya was granted bail in …

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