UPA strengthened Pakistan's theory of Hindu terror, says BJP
Hitting back at the Congress for targeting the NIA and the NDA government over a clean chit to Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur and five others, the BJP said on Saturday that the then Congress party-led UPA had strengthened Pakistan`s theory of Hindu terror by framing charges against Hindu leaders.
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New Delhi: Hitting back at the Congress for targeting the NIA and the NDA government over a clean chit to Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur and five others, the BJP said on Saturday that the then Congress party-led UPA had strengthened Pakistan`s theory of Hindu terror by framing charges against Hindu leaders.
"When Pakistan was being put on dock by international agencies over terrorism, Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde coined the term Hindu terror to weaken the cases of terrorism," he added.
The NIA on Friday gave a clean chit to Malegaon blast key accused Sadhvi and five others, paving the way for their early release from prison.
However, eight more accused, including Lt Col Prasad Srikant Purohit, will continue to be prosecuted for their role in the September 29, 2008 terror bombing that claimed at least seven lives in the Muslim majority town in Maharashtra`s Nashik district.
Sharma, who is also the convenor of the BJP`s media cell, had earlier said that the investigative agencies used to probe the terrorism cases while wearing "Italian glasses".
"Now our agencies are probing the matters by wearing Indian glasses," he said, and asked Congress leaders not to undertake politics over terrorism.
"Its a legal matter and the court has given clean chit in Malegaon blast case. They (Congress) are not only politicising it but also questioning the court verdict. They should refrain from such politics over terrorism as it has no colour," Sharma said.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday hit out at the NIA and the BJP-led government for safeguarding "terrorists".
"We know you want to safeguard them (the accused) and we also know you have links with those who are involved in terror activities," he had said.
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