"Daily Dose Of Venom": Ex Bureaucrats Slam BJP's Pragya Thakur Over "Hindus, Keep Knives" Speech
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Open letter demands action from Lok Sabha speaker against Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur, who "cleverly chose words to avoid criminal charges"
A group of 103 former bureaucrats has slammed BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur for an alleged hate speech in Karnataka in which she urged Hindus to "keep weapons". The group has demanded action from the Lok Sabha's Speaker and Committee of Ethics.
Pragya Thakur, MP from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, was reportedly named in a police case — charges unclear — after she allegedly made incendiary remarks against Muslims while speaking at a Hindu group's convention in Shivamogga.
"They have a tradition of jihad, if nothing they do Love Jihad," she had said, referring to the right-wing's conspiracy theory that Muslims have an organised attempt at "luring" Hindu girls. "Answer those involved in Love Jihad... Protect your girls, teach them the right values."
She had further said, "Keep weapons in your homes, if nothing else, at least knives used to cut vegetables, sharp... Don't know what situation will arise when... Everyone has the right to self protection."
