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Updated April 20th, 2019 at 10:11 IST

Here's what Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis had to say about Sadhvi Pragya's remarks on 26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare

BJP candidate and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur should not have made her controversial statement on slain ATS chief Hemant Karkare, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis said on April 19 evening.

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BJP candidate and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur should not have made her controversial statement on slain ATS chief Hemant Karkare, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis said on April 19 evening.

Thakur is under fire for saying that Karkare died in the 26/11 terror attack because she had cursed him for `torturing' her when he probed the Malegaon blast case as then chief of the state Anti-Terrorism Squad.

"Late Mr Karkare was a very brave and upright police officer and will be revered as a martyr forever. Sadhvi Pragya's remark is personal opinion and we don't support it," Fadanvis said.

"She has also apologised and said that it (the statement) was made out of personal pain. However, I feel that such statement should never be made," the chief minister said.

Hindutva leader Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who is facing trial in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case under UAPA, is ready to take on Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat. 

READ | BJP Releases Statement On Sadhvi Pragya's Remarks On 26/11 Martyr Hemant Karkare, Calls It 'personal Remark Perhaps Given Because Of Mental & Physical Torture She Faced'. Read Here

A post-graduate in history, Thakur had worked with RSS-affiliate Akhil Bharti Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and 'Durga Vahini' or women's wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). She is known for delivering fiery speeches.

Bhopal constituency is spread over eight assembly segments, namely Berasia, Bhopal Uttar, Narela, Bhopal Dakshin-Paschhim, Bhopal Madhya, Govindpura, Huzur and Sehore.

In the last assembly elections in 2018, the Congress had won three out of eight assembly segments. In remaining five seats, the BJP witnessed a slide in its margin. Alok Sanjar is the sitting MP from Bhopal. 

Thakur, who is contesting Lok Sabha election from Bhopal on BJP ticket, was arrested in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and later got bail. She is facing trial in the case.

READ | Controversial: Sadhvi Pragya Targets 26/11 Martyr Hemant Karkare, Says He Died Due To Her 'annihilation' Curse After He Questioned Her In The Malegaon Blasts Case

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Published April 20th, 2019 at 10:11 IST

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