BJP accuses Maha govt of framing charges against Sadhvi Pragya

BJP accused the Maharashtra government of ‘framing’ charges against Sadhvi Pragya Thakur.

BJP on Thursday accused the Maharashtra government of “framing” charges against Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, the main accused in the Malegaon blast, for garnering minority votes.

“Maharashtra government with centre’s support is framing charges against Sadhvi Pragya Thakur to gain back the minority votes which has eroded away from them,” party vice-president Gopinath Munde charged.

Hindu organisations are being purposely dragged into such controversies to malign them, Munde claimed, while warning that it will prove counter-productive for Congress.

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The government is doing a “big harm” by publicly naming army personnel allegedly involved in the case and the ATS has “no evidence” to prove the guilt of those arrested, Munde said here.

“Army should not be involved in the probe unless there are strong evidence of their involvement. ATS does not have any evidence to prove the guilt of the arrested and is doing one narco test after other to dig out stories. Why haven’t the ATS subjected the terrorists arrested for the 2006 Malegaon blasts to narco tests,” he charged.

Nine persons, including Sadhvi Pragya Thakur and a serving army officer Lt Col Srikant Prasad Purohit, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the September 29 Malegaon blast.