Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former Chief Minister of state Mayawati on Monday questioned the Election Commission (EC) on why the nomination of BJP’s Bhopal candidate and 2008 Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh, has not been cancelled in light of the recent depraving comments made by her.
Thakur was issued two notices from the EC, one for her comments on former chief of Mumbai’s Anti-Terrorist Squad Hemant Karkare, who had died in action during the 26/11 terror attacks, while the other for her remarks on the demolition of Babri Masjid.
The BSP supremo accused the poll panel of not acting objectively, which according to her, is a “concern for the country’s democracy”. Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she held him responsible for this "fall" and said that Modi himself is "beset by electoral allegations”.
“In spite of the huge criticisms of the media, if the Election Commission is not acting objectively according to public satisfaction, it is a matter of great concern for the country's democracy, and there is no other real responsibility for this fall, but BJP and PM Modi are beset by serious electoral allegations,” she said.
Mayawati also accused EC of inaction and asked why the poll panel is merely issuing notices when it should be cancelling Thakur’s candidature.
“The BJP candidate from Bhopal and Malegaon Blast accused Sadhvi Pragya claims that she is fighting a ‘Dharmyudh’ (crusade), This is the real face of BJP and RSS which is continuously getting exposed. But why is the EC is just issuing notices and not cancelling the candidature of Sadhvi Pragya?” she tweeted.
Thakur was issued another notice by the Election Commission on Saturday, just hours after she was censured for her remarks on 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare. In an interview to a TV channel, she had claimed that she was among those who had razed the disputed structure, which “was a blot on the country”.
Thakur had earlier faced flak for claiming that Karkare, who had died in action during the 26/11 terror attacks, lost his life because she had “cursed him”.
Addressing party workers in Bhopal, Thakur broke down while narrating the alleged custodial torture inflicted on her after she was arrested in connection with 2008 blast case, in which six persons had died and over 100 were injured.
She came down heavily on the late ATS chief, who was awarded the Ashok Chakra for his bravery in facing the Mumbai terror attack, and said she cursed Karkare for the alleged threats, torture and miserable treatment in custody. “Maine kaha that era sarvanash hoga (I cursed him that he would be finished),” she said.
A massive debate has been triggered in the country over her alleged involvement in Malegaon blasts and the BJP naming her from Bhopal despite her tainted past.
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