THANE: NCP activists on Saturday staged a protest here in Maharashtra condemning BJP chief sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's statement on Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare, who died within the line of duty while repulsing terrorists in Mumbai in 2008.
Thakur is the BJP candidate from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh.
Earlier within the day, ratings of NCP activists, led by birthday party chief Jitendra Awhad, amassed at the General Arunkumar Vaidya chowk, and raised slogans condemning Thakur and praising Karkare.
Thakur, an accused within the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case and recently out on bail, had mentioned that Karkare died within the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack because she had "cursed" him for "torturing" her.
She apologised Friday after her statement brought about a furore.
The ATS under Karkare had probed the bomb blast case prior to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over.
Awhad alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi used to be "backing" the statement made by the Hindutva chief.
"Calling Thakur a 'sadhavi' (a female seer) is akin to insulting Sahdus. Seers have fought against casteist and religious discrimination," he mentioned.
Taking a dig, the NCP MLA mentioned had Thakur will have to have cursed terrorists in Pakistan, if she believes that her curse is so tough.
Thakur is the BJP candidate from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh.
Earlier within the day, ratings of NCP activists, led by birthday party chief Jitendra Awhad, amassed at the General Arunkumar Vaidya chowk, and raised slogans condemning Thakur and praising Karkare.
Thakur, an accused within the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case and recently out on bail, had mentioned that Karkare died within the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack because she had "cursed" him for "torturing" her.
She apologised Friday after her statement brought about a furore.
The ATS under Karkare had probed the bomb blast case prior to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over.
Awhad alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi used to be "backing" the statement made by the Hindutva chief.
"Calling Thakur a 'sadhavi' (a female seer) is akin to insulting Sahdus. Seers have fought against casteist and religious discrimination," he mentioned.
Taking a dig, the NCP MLA mentioned had Thakur will have to have cursed terrorists in Pakistan, if she believes that her curse is so tough.
Maharashtra: NCP workers stage protest against Pragya Singh Thakur
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