"P Chidambaram, who tried to create the narrative of 'saffron terrorism,' had also said some time ago that regarding the attackers behind the Pahalgam attack, what proof is there that they came from Pakistan?" Shinde told ANI at Parliament premises.
The 2008 Malegaon blast case was transferred to the NIA in 2011 from the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). After a 17-year-long wait, examination of hundreds of witnesses, the NIA special court today acquitted all seven people accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,
Following the NIA court's acquittal of all accused in the Malegaon blast case, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, accusing it of promoting the narrative of "Saffron Terrorism."
In a landmark move, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted its first-ever search operation in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Thursday in connection with an alleged Rs 200 crore loan fraud case involving the Andaman Nicobar State Cooperative Bank (ANSCB)
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday launched search operations at around eight premises in Mumbai as part of its ongoing investigation into the alleged Mithi River scam, officials said.
"The Malegaon blast case verdict is disappointing. Six namazis were killed in the blast and nearly 100 were injured. They were targeted for their religion. A deliberately shoddy investigation/prosecution is responsible for the acquittal," Owaisi posted on X.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi expressed his disappointment over the Malegaon blast case verdict in which all the seven accused involved in the case were acquitted by the Mumbai NIA special court today.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday questioned whether news of Malegaon blast case accused being acquitted came on Thursday to suppress the news of US announcement of 25 percent tariffs on India.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Kishan on Thursday reacted strongly to the acquittal of all accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, criticising the Congress for what he described as the politically motivated use of the term "Bhagwa Terrorism" and demanding accountability in Parliament.
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran directed the Speaker of the Telangana Assembly to decide over the disqualification petitions as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a three-month time.
Earlier on Thursday, Mumbai's Special NIA court acquitted all seven accused of being involved in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, with the court saying that the prosecution failed to establish the case beyond a reasonable doubt.