NDA leaders seem to be especially upset over Pragya's controversial remarks that it was her "curse" that resulted in the killing of Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare at the hands of Pakistani terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks
Pragya Thakur triggered a major outcry after she said former Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare had died during the 26/11 terror attacks because of her 'curse' and his 'karma'.
It's a symbolic reply, and this symbol will prove costly for the Congress, PM Narendra Modi says in an television interview
Thakur said she was withdrawing her remarks as she felt "the enemies of the country are being benefited" from it
Statement made in personal capacity, says BJP
Hemant Karkare made the supreme sacrifice fighting terrorists, those of us in uniform condemn the insulting statement made by a candidate, tweets IPS Association
A 2008 Malegaon blast victim's father has moved a Special NIA Court, while political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla has filed a petition in the EC urging it to debar the BJP candidate from Bhopal from contesting the election to be held on 12 May
Sadhvi Pragya says Hemant Karkare, who was probing the 2018 Malegoan case, had treated her "very badly" and died because of his "karma"; "I told him, you will be ruined"
Sadhvi Pragya, who is facing trial in the Malegaon blast case under UAPA, earlier in the day joined the BJP after meeting a few senior leaders including Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
There is speculation that the BJP might field Pragya Thakur from Bhopal against Congress' Digvijaya Singh.
