Sadhvi Pragya in Aap Ki Adalat (IndiaTV)
Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has said she is ready to join politics. Sadhvi Pragya, who was released on bail last year after spending nine years in prison, responded to a range of questions from Rajat Sharma Rajat Sharma in the show Aap Ki Adalat.
"Yadi rashtra ki avashyakta hogi, yadi rashtra ka aavahaan hoga, toh zaroor (If the nation wants, and if the nation gives me a call, I will surely join politics)," she said responding to a question about whether she is planning to enter active politics.
Sadhvi Pragya in Aap Ki Adalat: Highlights
11:00 am: I can do campaigning, but I will not canvass for any individual. I will only speak in favour of a better social order and the rule of Dharma: Sadhvi Pragya
10:59 pm: I can campaign during elections. Modiji is a rashtrabhakt, I have no issues in supporting. Rahul Gandhi is a 'bachha' (child). He is not capable of leading the country. Whenever he travels abroad, Rahul Gandhi shows India in a bad light, says Sadhvi Pragya.
10:58 pm: Sadhvi Pragya is responding to charges of having 'political ambitions'.
10:50 pm: Terrorism has no colour, it has no religion. Muslims are also part of the country. But terrorists must be dealt with in the sam language that they understand: Sadhvi Pragya
10:45 pm: Swami Agnivesh offered me that he will let me get out of jail if I admit to what they are saying. He claimed that P Chidambaram and Sushil Kumar Shinde are his friends: Sadhvi Pragya
10:41 pm: Digvijaya Singh is afraid of nationlists. He is one man who can't be trusted. He is mentally disturbed, talks rubbish: Sadhvi Pragya
10:41 pm: It is very likely that Swani Aseemanand may have succumbed to brutal torture by the ATS and accepted his role in terror activities: Sadhvi Pragya
10:40 pm: I don't classify terrorism on the basis of religion. Terrorism is a way of thinking, it is an ideology: Sadhvi Pragya
10:38 pm: Sadhvi Pragya is responding to charges of promoting 'saffron terrorism'.
10:30 pm: I used to sing inside the jail cell to keep myself motivated. I kept reminding the ATS staff that I am a saint and that they will not be able to break down 10:40 pm: my soul: Sadhvi Pragya
10:28 pm: I was made to hear dirty, filthy CDs in presence of men: Sadhvi Pragya
10:26 pm: I was made to undergo brain mapping tests, polygraphy tests thrice. They used to take me to these tests secretly, covering my face: Sadhvi Pragya
10:24 pm: It was unbearable, unimaginable, says Sadhvi Pragya speaking about her torture during ATS custody.
10:22 pm: I wasn't allowed to meet my family, lawyers or anyone. They kept me confined inside a small, dark room: Sadhvi Pragya
10:18 pm: I was beaten, thrashed continuously for 24 days. I couldn't even hold a glass of water. They used to abuse me: Sadhvi Pragya
10:15 pm: I was subjected to unbearable torture. Regularly beaten up during my custody. They thrashed me with leather belt: Sadhvi Pragya
10:14 pm: I have never been associated with Abhinav Bharat organisation. I was kept under illegal confinement by the ATS for 13 days: Sadhvi Pragya
10:12 pm: 'Saffron terror' is the term coined by the Congress and they tried to established me as the main conspirator behind it: Sadhvi Pragya
10:11 pm: Digvijaya Singh has always used his position to target me. He has been conspiring against me: Sadhvi Pragya
10:10 pm: I am capable of securing myself and the country and there is no harm in doing so: Sadhvi Pragya
10:08 pm: It is wrong to say that we want all Muslims to vanish. Muslims are also part of the world but traitors should be punished, and they must be published, says Sadhvi Pragya
10:05 pm: I am still tough for goons and traitors, says Sadhvi Pragya
10:01 pm: The first accusation against Sadhvi Pragya is that she is a 'fanatic thinker'.
10:00 pm: Hearing of 'case' against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur begins in Aap Ki Adalat.
Eight persons were killed when an improvised explosive device strapped to a motorcycle went off at Malegaon, a town with sizable Muslim population in north Maharashtras Nashik district, on September 29, 2008, while 101 persons were injured.
