The special court has acquitted all the seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Welcoming this decision, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked the Congress on Thursday. The BJP alleged that the Congress had a theory of ‘Hindu terror’ while in power so that Narendra Modi’s political rise could be stopped and Muslim voters could be happy.
Ravi Shankar Prasad said – This historic day
BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad described the acquittal of all the accused in the Malegaon case as a ‘historic day’. He demanded compensation for former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, who were implicated in false charges in this case. Demanding forgiveness from the prosecution, he also alleged that these accused were tortured and false evidence was coined against them.
Congress’s conspiracy was the lie of ‘Hindu terror’ for vote bank – BJP
Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “The Congress can go to any extent for the vote bank. This case was a well -planned conspiracy of the Congress.” He said that the Congress’ claim of ‘saffron terror’ has now failed completely.
Rahul Gandhi also surrounded, cited WikiLeaks
The BJP leader retaliated at Rahul Gandhi’s statement in which he ignored the Malegaon verdict and criticized the government for Trump’s remarks on India. Referring to the 2010 WikiLeak cable, Prasad said that Rahul had told the US ambassador that “Hindu extremist organizations could be more dangerous than Lashkar-e-Taiba.” He demanded apology from both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi.
Court said – no reliable evidence
Six people died in this explosion nearly 17 years old. The special court of Mumbai acquitted all the seven accused and said that no reliable and concrete evidence was found against them. The prominent names are of Pragya Singh Thakur and Colonel Purohit.
Colonel Purohit told ‘Veer Adhikari’, Pragya to ‘Saint’
Prasad described Colonel Purohit as an ‘brave officer’ fighting terror in Kashmir, while Pragya Thakur was called ‘Saint’ and said that both of them were tortured in false charges for 17 years.
Allegations on UPA – Trying to save Muslim suspects
Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged that during the UPA government, the Congress tried to save Muslim suspects in many terror cases. He also mentioned the 2004 Ishrat Jahan Encounter, 2007 Mecca Masjid blast and 2007 Samjhauta Express Blast. He reiterated, “Congress can go to any extent for vote bank politics.”