Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Pragya Singh Thakur Gets EC Notice for Campaigning During 3-Day Period When She Was Barred by Poll Panel

Bhopal, May 5: Malegaon blast accused and BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday got a notice by Bhopal District Election Officer for violating the order by the Election Commission. According to a tweet by ANI, the notice has been issued to Malegaon blast accused over complaint of her campaigning during the 3-day period when she was barred by Election Commission. The officer has sought a reply from her. Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Seen Dancing on a Sindhi Song in Bhopal With Other Women, Watch Video.

The Election Commission on Wednesday had barred the BJP candidate from Bhopal from campaigning for 72 hours for her remarks on former ATS chief Hemant Karkare and the Babri masjid demolition. In her provocative and communal remarks in April, she had said Karkare was killed in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack because of her “curse” as he “tortured” her when he probed the Malegaon blast case as chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). The ban had come into force from 6 am, May 2. Entered Politics So That No Woman Should Be Tortured: Sadhvi Pragya Singh.

Sadhvi Pragya has been no stranger to controversies. The poll panel “strongly condemned” her remarks” and “warned her “not to repeat the misconduct in future”. According to reports, the EC said though Thakur had apologised for her statement against the slain IPS officer, it found the statement to be “unwarranted”. Sadhvi Pragya Thakur Apologises, Calls 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Hero Hemant Karkare a ‘Martyr’.

Sadhvi Pragya has been fielded against Congress veteran Digvijay Singh in the Bhopal parliamentary constituency. Thakur, who is out on bail, had joined the BJP only hours before her name was announced as a candidate.

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