Pragya says sorry after outrage over Karkare shocker
5 years, 8 months ago

Pragya says sorry after outrage over Karkare shocker

India Today  

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, Bharatiya Janata Party ’s choice for Bhopal the seat that the party has represented for more than 30 years against two-time Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh, started her election campaign on Friday by maligning 26/11 Mumbai terror attack hero Hemant Karkare’s martyrdom. Pragya Thakur’s attempt to malign Karkare’s martyrdom roused a huge controversy with the IPS officers association and opposition parties condemning the act. Asaduddin Owaisi of the AIMIM called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a king of liars’ while lashing out at Pragya Thakur. Realising the potential of the negative sentiment that Pragya Thakur’s statement generated, the BJP distanced itself from the comment, saying it was her personal view which she might have made due to years of physical and mental torture.

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News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised BJP leader Anurag Thakur’s speech in the Lok Sabha, wherein the former Union minister made a political counter to the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s address. Taking to microblogging site X, the prime minister shared an excerpt of Anurag Thakur’s speech and wrote, “This speech by my young and energetic colleague Shri Anurag …

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  

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'PM had said I won't be forgiven': Pragya Thakur after ticket denied from Bhopal
10 months, 1 week ago

'PM had said I won't be forgiven': Pragya Thakur after ticket denied from Bhopal

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday reacted to the party's decision of not fielding her in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Pragya Singh Thakur is among the 33 sitting BJP MPs whose names were missing from the party's first list of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections released on Saturday. Notably, PM Modi …

Mallikarjun Kharge calls PM Modi Mauni Baba for his alleged silence on ‘hate-spreading’ colleagues
1 year, 11 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge calls PM Modi Mauni Baba for his alleged silence on ‘hate-spreading’ colleagues

The Hindu  

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Pragya Thakur controversy: Shivamogga police registers case against Bhopal MP for her remarks at Hindu event
2 years ago

Pragya Thakur controversy: Shivamogga police registers case against Bhopal MP for her remarks at Hindu event

India TV News  

Pragya Thakur's controversial remarks: After a huge outcry, Police on Wednesday finally registered a case against firebrand BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur for her alleged inflammatory speech at a convention organised in Karnataka's Shivamogga recently by a pro-Hindu outfit. "Sharpen your knives to protect your girls" Speaking at the Hindu Jagarana Vedike’s southern region annual convention, she had also told …

FIR against Pragya Thakur for inflammatory remarks at event in Karnataka
2 years ago

FIR against Pragya Thakur for inflammatory remarks at event in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Kote Police in Shivamogga, on December 28, Wednesday, registered a case against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur for her “inflammatory” speech, based on a complaint by Shivamogga District Congress Committee President H.S. During her visit to Shivamogga on December 25, the BJP MP had appealed to Hindus to “keep knives sharpened” to protect themselves and also protect girls from “love …

Despite party diktat, Pragya Thakur backs Nupur Sharma
2 years, 7 months ago

Despite party diktat, Pragya Thakur backs Nupur Sharma

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Singh Thakur aka Sadhvi Pragya on Friday backed Nupur Sharma, the former BJP spokesperson who was suspended by the party for her controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad that sparked an international backlash. On the response to Ms. Sharma’s statement, Sadhvi Pragya — who is facing a trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and is …

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 …

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  

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

Pragya Thakur and the power of controversy

India Today  

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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  

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Pragya Thakur's deshbhakt Godse remark creates uproar, BJP defends her as Opposition flays PM Modi
5 years, 1 month ago

Pragya Thakur's deshbhakt Godse remark creates uproar, BJP defends her as Opposition flays PM Modi

India Today  

BJP’s controversial leader Sadhavi Pragya Singh Thakur has stirred a hornets’ nest as she once again termed Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse as a patriot or deshbhakt on Wednesday. "According to Pragya Thakur, she has not said anything about or supported Nathuram Godse, she was only talking about Udham Singh, the revolutionary who killed General Dyer," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad …

'Opposition is using killing power': Pragya Singh Thakur's statement is embarrassment for BJP; time party took stern action against her
5 years, 4 months ago

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

Firstpost  

Pragya Singh Thakur’s irresponsible remarks, including her latest comment about Opposition using killing power to harm BJP leaders, are clearly out of sync with the party’s and the government’s collective image projected to the voters and the world at large BJP Lok Sabha member from Bhopal Pragya Thakur is at it again. On Monday, while addressing the condolence meet of …

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 …

Will never forgive Pragya for praising Godse: Narendra Modi
5 years, 7 months ago

Will never forgive Pragya for praising Godse: Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

The BJP initiated disciplinary action against its Bhopal candidate Pragya Thakur and others for laudatory comments on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse amid nationwide condemnation and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s own declaration that he “would never forgive” Ms. Thakur, but drew a line at expressing regret at offering her a party ticket. The disciplinary action came on a day when …

Will never forgive Sadhvi Pragya for insulting Gandhi, says PM Modi
5 years, 7 months ago

Will never forgive Sadhvi Pragya for insulting Gandhi, says PM Modi

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he will never forgive Sadhvi Pragya for calling Nathuram Godse, Mahatma Gandhi's assassin, a true patriot. Reacting to Sadhvi Pragya's comments on Nathuram Godse, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said, "I will never be able to forgive Pragya Thakur for insulting Mahatma Gandhi." In an interview to News 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Respect Mahatma Gandhi: Pragya Thakur apologises for patriot remark on Nathuram Godse
5 years, 7 months ago

Respect Mahatma Gandhi: Pragya Thakur apologises for patriot remark on Nathuram Godse

India Today  

Under fire for her "Nathuram-Godse-is-a-patriot" remark, BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Pragya Singh Thakur tendered an apology on Thursday night and said she respected Mahatma Gandhi as his work for the country cannot be forgotten. I respect him a lot," Pragya Thakur said in a video statement. Pragya Thakur said she made the comments on the spur of moment …

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 …

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 …

Cruelty meted out to Pragya Thakur in jail not fair: Baba Ramdev
5 years, 8 months ago

Cruelty meted out to Pragya Thakur in jail not fair: Baba Ramdev

India TV News  

Yoga guru Ramdev has come out in support of the BJP's Bhopal candidate and Malegaon blast case accused Pragya Singh Thakur, saying it was unfair to subject her to cruelty in jail for nine years on the basis of a suspicion. There is nothing wrong in restraining her if she makes an inappropriate statement but the inhuman treatment given to …

Opinion | On Pragya Thakur, some questions for the BJP
5 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | On Pragya Thakur, some questions for the BJP

Hindustan Times  

Terrorism is a serious charge even if you have not been convicted for it. It is not enough for the Bharatiya Janata Party to put out the narrative that the “Sadhvi” was implicated by an overzealous United Progressive Alliance keen on coining the adage of ‘saffron terror.’ The 2008 Malegaon blast case accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur The BJP has …

I take back my words: Sadhvi Pragya apologises, retracts statement on Hemant Karkare
5 years, 8 months ago

I take back my words: Sadhvi Pragya apologises, retracts statement on Hemant Karkare

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha candidate Pragya Thakur apologised and withdrew her controversial statement on 26/11 Mumbai terror attack martyr Hemant Karkare on Friday. Pragya Thakur had evoked strong reactions when she said that Hemant Karkare died after she "cursed" him. People took to social media and expressed displeasure about her comments on Hemant Karkare who died fighting terrorist Ajmal …

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

‘Apologise’: Congress to PM Modi over Pragya Thakur’s remark on Hemant Karkare

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 …

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur Mocks 26/11 Hero Hemant Karkare, Says He Died Because She Cursed Him
5 years, 8 months ago

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur Mocks 26/11 Hero Hemant Karkare, Says He Died Because She Cursed Him

News 18  

Bhopal: Malegaon Blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, the BJP candidate from Bhopal, has kicked off her poll campaign with a shocking statement, claiming that former chief of Mumbai’s Anti-Terrorist Squad, Hemant Karkare, who had died in action during the 26/11 terror attacks, lost his life because she had “cursed him". Addressing party workers in Bhopal, Thakur broke down while narrating …

Congress linked Hindus with terror, harassed me: Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur
5 years, 8 months ago

Congress linked Hindus with terror, harassed me: Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur

India TV News  

BJP candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Thakur on Thursday accused the Congress of being anti-Hindu and said the party harassed a woman by linking Hindus with terrorism. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday and, thereafter, the saffron party announced her as its candidate against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh. Addressing a press conference here, Thakur said: "The Congress …

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