Opposition's 'killing power' behind deaths of BJP's Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj, alleges Pragya Singh Thakur
5 years, 4 months ago

Opposition's 'killing power' behind deaths of BJP's Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj, alleges Pragya Singh Thakur

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Pragya, who defeated Congress leader Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, has made many such controversial remarks and had to apologise for some of them. Bhopal: BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Monday said the Opposition is using a ‘marak shakti’ to harm BJP leaders, adding the ’evil power’ was behind the recent deaths of former Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj. “While I was contesting elections, a Maharaj ji told me that bad times are upon us and Opposition is up to something using some ‘marak shakti’ against BJP. I later forgot what he said but now when I see our top leaders leaving us one by one, I am forced to think, wasn’t Maharaj ji right?” the BJP MP said.

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India Today  

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Live Mint  

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India Today  

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6 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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India TV News  

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Op India  

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Live Mint  

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Pragya Thakur and the power of controversy

India Today  

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India Today  

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India Today  

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Op India  

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'Opposition is using killing power': Pragya Singh Thakur's statement is embarrassment for BJP; time party took stern action against her
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Firstpost  

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5 years, 7 months ago

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The Hindu  

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'Honoured to be associated with martyr': Digvijaya Singh responds to Sumitra Mahajan's charge that Hemant Karkare made arrests on his behalf
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Firstpost  

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Unlike Rahul Gandhi who needs holiday every few months, PM Modi has been working tirelessly: Amit Shah
5 years, 8 months ago

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India TV News  

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If Pragya Singh Thakur had cursed Masood Azhar, there would have been no need for surgical strikes, says Digvijaya Singh
5 years, 8 months ago

If Pragya Singh Thakur had cursed Masood Azhar, there would have been no need for surgical strikes, says Digvijaya Singh

Firstpost  

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said there would have been no need for surgical strikes if Pragya Singh Thakur had cursed JeM chief Masood Azhar. Bhopal: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday took a swipe at opponent and BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur stating that there would have been no need of surgical strikes if she had cursed Pakistan-based …

Devendra Fadnavis defends Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's candidature from Bhopal, but doesn't support her comment on Hemant Karkare
5 years, 8 months ago

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Firstpost  

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‘Apologise’: Congress to PM Modi over Pragya Thakur’s remark on Hemant Karkare
5 years, 8 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

The Congress Friday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise to the country and take action against the BJP’s Bhopal nominee Pragya Singh Thakur, who claimed that 26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare died because she had cursed him for “torturing” her. The 2008 Malegaon blast case accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur leaving the special NIA court after she was charged for …

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 …

Modi govt behind Pulwama attack, got CRPF jawans killed for votes: SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav
5 years, 9 months ago

Modi govt behind Pulwama attack, got CRPF jawans killed for votes: SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav

India Today  

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of perpetrating the Pulwama terror attack for votes. Speaking about the attack, Ram Gopal Yadav said: "Checking nahi thi Jammu-Srinagar ke beech mein jawano ko simple buses main bhej diyaye saish hai." UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Ram Gopal Yadav's statement: Ramgopal Yadav ka bayan ghatiya …

Congress doing to Kumaraswamy what it did to Deve Gowda, I K Gujral and others: Arun Jaitley
6 years, 5 months ago

Congress doing to Kumaraswamy what it did to Deve Gowda, I K Gujral and others: Arun Jaitley

India TV News  

Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday accused Congress of driving Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to desperation, saying it did the same to Charan Singh, Chandra Shekhar, H D Deve Gowda and I K Gujral when they were the prime ministers of governments backed by the party. Taking a pot-shot at opposition's effort to stich a "non-ideological opportunistic" alliance …

Bhaiyyu Maharaj death: Political leaders cutting across party lines express shock
6 years, 7 months ago

Bhaiyyu Maharaj death: Political leaders cutting across party lines express shock

Hindustan Times  

Political leaders cutting across party lines expressed shock and pain at the news that self-styled guru Bhaiyyu Maharaj committed suicide in Indore on Tuesday afternoon. Union minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari expressed his sorrow over Maharaj’s demise and said, “I got to know about the death of spiritual guru Bhaiyyuji Maharaj. Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Sunil Tatkare, who …

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