Pragya Thakur
Mumbai: Former BJP MP Pragya Thakur, acquitted by the NIA court in the Malegaon blast case, has given a shocking statement. He said, “Investigating officials harassed me and asked me to take the names of many people including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” This is the first time Thakur has made this sensational claim, which is not mentioned in the 1036 -page judgment of the special NIA court, acquitting all the seven accused in the case. Pragya said, “I was forced to take and tortured Yogi Adityanath, Mohan Bhagwat, PM Modi and others.”
When did the statement given?
In fact, Pragya Thakur appeared in the session court on Saturday to complete her bail formalities. Meanwhile, outside the court, he spoke to reporters and claimed that he was tortured during interrogation.
It is noteworthy that Special Judge A.K. Lahoti has rejected Thakur’s claims of torture and misconduct in his judgment.
Thakur told reporters, “He (officials) asked me to take the name of Prime Minister Modi, because at that time I was living in Surat (Gujarat). There are many names like Bhagwat (clear reference to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat), but I did not name anyone because I did not want to lie.” He claimed that he had given all this in writing.
Their purpose was to harass me: Thakur
Thakur said, “His (the officers’ purpose was to harass me. He (officials) said that if I did not take the name, they would harass me. These names include Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Sudarshan, Indresh, Ram Ji Madhav and many others.”
The former BJP MP also alleged that he was also illegally detained in the hospital, where she fainted and his lungs deteriorated. She said that she is writing her story, in which she will mention all these things and bring out the truth. He also said that this is the victory of religion, the victory of Sanatan Dharma, and the victory of Hindutva. He said, “We will try to punish them.” (PTI)
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