After the NIA court acquitted all the accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case, senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Thursday said that those affected will likely appeal the decision.
After the NIA court acquitted all the accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case, BJP MP Manan Kumar Mishra said Congress had spread a false narrative, which has been exposed today.
"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,
"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.
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.
"Bhagwa was defamed by them through a conspiracy, today Bhagwa has won and Hindutva Has won and those who are guilty will be punished by God. But those who defamed India and Bhagwa both are not proved wrong by you. I thank you sir (to Judge Abhay Lohati)," Pragya said, weeping after the v
"Six people were killed, and over a hundred others were seriously injured. I believe that the trial which has happened, is not only of the accused but of the victims too because they had to show their wounds in the court. 103 people came as victim witnesses in Bombay, 300 kilometres away
The NIA court is set to announce its verdict after a 17-year-long blast case which killed 6 people and injured 101 others, with the statements of more than 300 people already examined. The case has had transfer of multiple judges through the years, after the National Investigation Agency