NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday slammed the BJP for fielding Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur for Lok Sabha poll, adding that such an action doesn't befit a political party or democracy. The former Union minister was speaking at an event to mark the 20th anniversary of his party. "The session of Parliament begins today.

Members of both the Houses attend the joint address of President. There will be a large number of those believing the saffron ideology too attending it. And there are people who have serious cases against them. "A person facing serious charges got elected from Madhya Pradesh and is in power. She (Pragya Singh Thakur) has several cases against her (including) the Malegaon blast case, murder of a BJP worker named Joshi and others. It does not behove a political party and the democracy to give (poll) ticket to such a person," Pawar said.