Pragya Thakur Controversial Statement

"The people in those villages are poor. They make and sell raw liquor. In such a situation, when the police catch them, they sell their daughters, give money to the police and rescue their people," she said.

Pragya Singh Thakur, a first-time BJP parliamentarian from Madhya Pradesh, has told party workers that she "wasn't elected to get drains and toilets cleaned", a statement that many saw as arrogant and at odds with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" or clean India mission.

Under fire from her own party, the BJP's Pragya Thakur has apologised for her controversial statement that Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse is a "patriot" after it sparked a political storm. The BJP candidate from Bhopalstopped short of an apology twice but appeared to give in after pressure from the BJP ahead of the final round of voting on ...

Pragya Thakur, the BJP candidate for Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal in the national election, was called to the party office on Sunday and asked to "avoid provocative statements", sources said today.

Eight former top police officers on Sunday condemned BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Pragya Thakur for her comments that 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare died because she had "cursed" him. The joint statement was signed by former director generals of police Julio Ribeiro, Prakash Singh, PKH Tharakan, Kamal Kumar, Jacob Punoose, Sanjeev Dayal, Jayant...

"The people in those villages are poor. They make and sell raw liquor. In such a situation, when the police catch them, they sell their daughters, give money to the police and rescue their people," she said.

Pragya Singh Thakur, a first-time BJP parliamentarian from Madhya Pradesh, has told party workers that she "wasn't elected to get drains and toilets cleaned", a statement that many saw as arrogant and at odds with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" or clean India mission.

Under fire from her own party, the BJP's Pragya Thakur has apologised for her controversial statement that Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse is a "patriot" after it sparked a political storm. The BJP candidate from Bhopalstopped short of an apology twice but appeared to give in after pressure from the BJP ahead of the final round of voting on ...

Pragya Thakur, the BJP candidate for Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal in the national election, was called to the party office on Sunday and asked to "avoid provocative statements", sources said today.

Eight former top police officers on Sunday condemned BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Pragya Thakur for her comments that 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare died because she had "cursed" him. The joint statement was signed by former director generals of police Julio Ribeiro, Prakash Singh, PKH Tharakan, Kamal Kumar, Jacob Punoose, Sanjeev Dayal, Jayant...