Six people were killed and over 100 injured when an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon, a town in north Maharashtra about 200 km from Mumbai, on September 29, 2008.
2008 Malegaon blast case: Local people prevented police from reaching the site immediately after the blast and it could have been done to shield the accused, said Thakur's lawyer, advocate JP Mishra.
Bhopal Lok Sabha seat has always been a VIP seat. This constituency gave Madhya Pradesh its chief minister and the ninth President to the country. For the 2024 lok sabha elections, BJP has expressed confidence in Alok Sharma who will face Congress leader Arun Srivastava.
With just few weeks left for the Lok Sabha elections, BJP has so far announced a total of 267 candidates. Let's take a look at some controversial sitting MPs who have not been re-nominated by the saffron party.
Pragya Thakur had on December 25 said Hindus have the right to respond to those who attack them and their dignity as she spoke about the killing of Hindu activists.
Congress MLA Priyank Kharge hit out at BJP MP Pragya Thakur and said that the former would file a legal complaint against Pragya.
Amid the love-jihad row, Pragya Thakur called on the Hindu community to at least keep the knives in their homes sharp, as everyone has the right to protect themselves.
Malegaon blast case: Another accused, Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, withdrew one of his petitions alleging defective sanction to prosecute him under provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur is not new to controversies. The Lok Sabha MP has caused stirs on several occasions for her statements in the past.
BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur also said that there was no need to wear hijabs anywhere.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to dedicate the newly renovated Habibganj railway station with airport-like facilities to public on November 15.
Bhopal BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur has said the cow urine extract offers protection against lung infections and coronavirus.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pragya Singh Thakur has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi on Friday on doctors' advice.
The Member of Parliament from Bhopal is kept in a private ward and director of AIIMS, Dr Randeep Guleria is supervising her case. Her condition is said to be stable now.
She also shared a video on Twitter, in which she said the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh is making efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus by imposing lockdown in Bhopal till August 4.
BJP MP from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has received a suspicious letter that contained a powder-like substance. The matter has been reported to police and investigation has begun.
Political rise of Pragya Singh Thakur and electoral defeats of Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia in the Lok Sabha polls hogged headlines in Madhya Pradesh in 2019. The Congress suffered its biggest defeat in Lok Sabha polls, managing to win just one out of 29 seats in the state.
One Twitter user remarked: "Finally, someone told #PragyaSinghThakur that the plane doesn't run on communal votes -- it runs on hard-earned money, which doesn't grow with street nuisance."
SpiceJet on Sunday clarified that BJP MP Pragya Thakur was asked by the crew on Delhi-Bhopal flight to move to a non-emergency row seat as she was on a wheelchair but she refused, causing the flight to delay.
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.
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