"The truth cannot be hidden... It took 7 years, and Sadhvi Pragya and others had done a long struggle. Truth might be oppressed, but it cannot be defeated. When the truth has come out, Congress's face has turned black because of the way they were trying to defame the Sanatan Hindu religion," the BJP legislator said
BJP MLA Ram Kadam. File pic
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Ram Kadam on Monday said Congress's “face had turned black” after the acquittal of all the seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case. He accused the opposition party of wanting to defame the Hindu religion.
"The truth cannot be hidden... It took 7 years, and Sadhvi Pragya and others had done a long struggle. Truth might be oppressed, but it cannot be defeated. When the truth has come out, Congress's face has turned black because of the way they were trying to defame the Sanatan Hindu religion," Kadam told ANI.
"Why did they put the names of CM Yogi, Prime Minister, and RSS Chief in a conspiracy? These people wanted to defame the Hindu religion. For this reason, they brought up the term 'saffron terrorism," he alleged.
On July 31, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court acquitted all the seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on the grounds that the prosecution failed to establish the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. However, the court ordered the Maharashtra government to award Rs 2 lakh-compensation to the families of the six victims of the blast along with Rs 50,000 to the injured.
Apart from former BJP Member of Parliament (MP) Sadhvi Pragya, Lt Col Prasad Purohit, the other accused in the case were Major (retired) Ramesh Upadhyay, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhankar Dhar Dwivedi (Shankaracharya) and Sameer Kulkarni.
Following the verdict, Thakur made a sensational claim and alleged that she was "forced" to take the names of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and other leaders during the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case probe.
"I have said this earlier too, that they forced me to take the names of tall leaders. I didn't take those names; I didn't act as they wanted me to. So, they tortured me. Those names especially included Mohan Bhagwat, Ram Madhav, PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath, Indresh Kumar and other leaders," she said.
"Bhagwa aatankwaad kehne waalon ke munh kaale huye hain. Society and the country have given them a solid reply. The court's decision is crystal clear. This is a slap on the faces of those who called it 'saffron terror'...They called it 'saffron terror' and 'Hindu terror' earlier too. Maharashtra's Chavan (Prithviraj Chavan) has spoken on 'sanatana aatankwaad', 'Hindutva aatankwaad'. They are people of the same category. They are all members of Congress," Thakur added.
Originally, 11 people were accused in the case; however, the court ultimately framed charges against seven. The lawyer representing the victims' families said that he will be challenging the acquittal of the seven people in the High Court.
(With ANI inputs)
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