BJP's Sadhvi Pragya Insults 26/11 Martyr Hemant Karkare, Internet Asks 'Who Is Anti-National Now?'
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, BJP¡¯s candidate from Bhopal, stirred controversy and drew public ire for making insulting remarks against 26/11 hero and Ashok Chakra awardee Hemant Karkare.
Thakur, prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, on Friday said that former Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare, who died in action during the Mumbai terror attacks, had treated her "very badly".
She added that Karkare died of his ¡°karma¡±.
"Hemant Karkare falsely implicated me [in Malegaon blasts] and treated me very badly. I told him your entire dynasty will be erased. He died of his karma," Sadhvi Pragya said.
#WATCH Pragya Singh Thakur:Maine kaha tera (Mumbai ATS chief late Hemant Karkare) sarvanash hoga.Theek sava mahine mein sutak lagta hai. Jis din main gayi thi us din iske sutak lag gaya tha.Aur theek sava mahine mein jis din atankwadiyon ne isko maara, us din uska anth hua (18.4) pic.twitter.com/COqhEW2Bnc
¡ª ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2019
The IPS association has stongly reacted and condemned the remarks made by BJP's Bhopal candidate.
Ashok Chakra awardee late Sri Hemant Karkare, IPS made the supreme sacrifice fighting terrorists. Those of us in uniform condemn the insulting statement made by a candidate and demand that sacrifices of all our martyrs be respected.
¡ª IPS Association (@IPS_Association) April 19, 2019
Six people were killed and over 100 injured in a bomb blast at Malegaon on September 29, 2008.
Karkare was probing the Malegaon blasts tracked down the motorcycle used in the attack. The motorcycle belonged to Sadhvi Pragya Thakur.
Addressing a press conference in Bhopal, Thakur said: "The Congress has linked Hindus with terrorism, called them terrorists and harassed a woman. The names that I was given and the way I was tortured... How do I believe this won't be repeated with other women in the future?"
The insulting remark did not go down well with netizens who blasted BJP¡¯s candidate over her insensitive remarks for Karkare who died saving lives in 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Hemant Karkare gave this interview to me a day before he was martyred in 2008. He was being hounded by right wing outfits for his arrest of Pragya Thakur and Col.Purohit and other seers, a breakthrough expose of right wing terror in Indiahttps://t.co/J2rznoaI9z
¡ª Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) April 19, 2019
JUST. NO. WORDS.
¡ª ???? (@varungrover) April 19, 2019
BJP's Bhopal candidate and a terror accused is openly bragging about wishing the death of our 26/11 hero ATS Chief Hemant Karkare and claiming Kasab & team as her ally in this wish. pic.twitter.com/5ltgNjtEfr
Hemant Karkare died fighting Pak terrorists. This is a fact that can¡¯t be disputed. Sadhvi Pragya says he died because of his deeds and Karma. What would be the reaction if this came from a non BJP candidate? Isn¡¯t this an insult to a national hero who made the supreme sacrifice
¡ª Abhishek Bhalla (@AbhishekBhalla7) April 19, 2019
Hemant Karkare one of the finest police officers India has produced... tales and tales of his bravery... Pragya Thakur speaking ill of him even after he laying down his life for us, says volumes abt BJP as party... look forward to Mr. Jaitley blog on compulsive contrarian!
¡ª arun giri (@arungiri) April 19, 2019
After 26/11 attack, Indian Muslims DID NOT allow burial of 9 terrorists on soil of India.
¡ª Md Asif Khan??????? ???? (@imMAK02) April 19, 2019
But the Hindutva terrorist Sadhvi Pragya who is cheering death of Hemant Karkare is fighting election and Majority Hindu Society will vote for her.
This is how they normalized Fascism.
Pragya Thakur¡¯s utterances against Shaheed Hemant Karkare exposes the real face of BJP!
¡ª Rachit Seth | ?? ???? ?????! | Ab Hoga NYAY (@rachitseth) April 19, 2019
Insulting a Martyr and calling him ¡°Deshdrohi¡± is nothing but supporting terrorism. Period.
Soon @narendramodi will address a rally in Bhopal to campaign for this terror accused who just insulted our Martyr Hemant Karkare.
¡ª Roshan Rai (@RoshanKrRai) April 19, 2019
In that same rally , @narendramodi will tell you how opposition is insulting our forces.
The joke is on us! https://t.co/NxPnH5A6eu
