Pragya Singh Thakur
Pragya Singh Thakur | |
|---|---|
| Status | Granted bail |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Criminal charge | under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act |
Pragya Singh Thakur or Sadhvi Pragya is an Indian Politician and spiritual guru, contesting as a BJP candidate in the 2019 General Elections of India from Bhopal constituency. She was accused in the 2008 Malegaon terrorist bombings. She faced arrest for terror charges, but was granted bail on following the dropping of charges under the MCOCA section by the Special National Investigation Agency.[1][2]. She is currently under trial for multiple charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.[3]
Political career
Pragya Thakur joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 17 April 2019 and was declared as the BJP candidate for Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency for 2019 elections. [4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Malegaon blast case: Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Prasad Purohit to face trial for terrorism". Live Mint. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Malegaon blast case: MCOCA dropped, terror charges remain against Sadhvi Pragya, Lt Col Purohit". Hindustan Times. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Explained: The case against BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya", Indian Express, 18 April 2019, retrieved 18 April 2019
- ^ Dutta, Anup (17 April 2019). "Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya to take on Digvijaya in Bhopal". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Sadhvi Pragya healthy to contest polls but not to attend hearings". India Today. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Elections 2019: Sadhvi Pragya, Malegaon Blast Accused, Will Take On Digvijaya Singh". NDTV. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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