BJP leader Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday said "Bhagwa aatankwaad kehne waalon ke munh kaale huye hain (Those who called it saffron terrorism are left black faced)" after NIA special court acquitted all the accused, including her, in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.
NCP-SCP MLA Jitendra Awhad has sparked a fresh row by saying that Sanatan Dharma has "ruined India" and calling its ideology "perverted." His comments came after all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts were acquitted by a special NIA court, reigniting the political debate over the term
After the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Mumbai has acquitted all accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, Lt Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit, one of those acquitted, expressed cautious optimism, stating that the findings are very "comprehensive and elaborate."
Two Kerala-based nuns arrested earlier in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, on charges of human trafficking have been granted bail by a local court, their legal counsel confirmed on Saturday.
After being acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur said the verdict signified the victory of "Bhagawa, Sanatana aur Rashtra" while accusing the Congress of fabricating the case for political gains and defaming nationalists.
Congress MLA Roji Mullanmadakkal John on Saturday welcomed the bail granted to two Kerala-based nuns arrested in Chhattisgarh on human trafficking charges, calling the case "false" and politically motivated.
Sameer Kulkarni, one of the seven accused acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, expressed his gratitude towards the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Friday. He further slammed the then-incumbent Congress state government, alleging that they were engaging in appeasement po
"This is what is being exposed. The whole case was being diverted to another angle and creating a new propaganda of 'Saffron terror' to appease minorities and to protect the actual culprits," Mhaske told ANI.
"Nothing will happen by playing the blame game. What has happened is done now. All I want to ask is, who is the real accused? When will you find the real accused? In both cases (2006 Mumbai blast and 2008 Malegaon blast), the accused have been acquitted, better late than never, but who is th
Speaking to the media, Prasad said, "The Congress can go to any limits for the vote bank. Congress created a conspiracy of Bhagwa Terror and started spreading it... The court found that there was no evidence or chassis number of the motorcycle. The witnesses also said that they were tortured
The NIA court has also ordered the Maharashtra government to award Rs 2 lakh compensation to the families of the victims and Rs 50,000 compensation to the injured.
After the NIA court acquitted all the accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case, Yog Guru Baba Ramdev said that there were efforts to defame Hindutva, Sanatan Dharma, and the saffron colour.