Karnataka: FIR filed in opposition to BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya for saying Hindus ought to preserve sharpened knives to defend themselves
On Wednesday, December 28, an FIR was registered in opposition to BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur at Kote Police Station in Karnataka’s Shivamogga over her ‘controversial speech’ on the southern area annual conference of Hindu Jagran Vedike.
On December 25, the Lok Sabha MP from Bhopal, whereas addressing a gathering of Hindu activists mentioned that Hindus have the appropriate to retaliate in opposition to those that assault Hindus and their dignity.
While recalling the brutal homicide of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha, Pragya Thakur mentioned that Harsha and a number of other different activists from the Bajrang Dal, Bhartiya Janata Party and its youth wing Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) have been killed with knives. She had urged the gang to sharpen their vegetable knives to offer a befitting response to those that dare to assault them.
“Keep your daughters protected. Keep firearms in your homes. Keep the knives used to chop vegetables sharp, if nothing else. If our vegetables will be cut properly, the heads of our enemies will also be cut well. I’m not sure when or what situation will come up. Everyone has the right to self-defence. We have the right to respond appropriately if someone breaks into our home and attacks us,” Thakur mentioned.
#WATCH | “Keep your daughters safe and protected. Keep weapons at home. Sharpen the knife used to cut vegetables. If our vegetables are cut well, heads and mouths of our enemies will also be cut well,” says BJP MP Pragya Thakur in Shivamogga, Karnataka pic.twitter.com/LRURt8wPKq
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On the idea of a grievance made by HS Sundaresh, the president of the Shivamogga District Congress Committee, the FIR was filed in accordance with sections 153A, 153B, 268, 295A, 298, 504, and 508 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Notably, a 26-year-old Hindu activist named Harsha was brutally murdered on February 22, 2022, in Shivamogga. Tailor by occupation, Harsha was a member of the Hindu group Bajrang Dal, and was seen sporting saffron shawls in some demonstrations amidst the Karnataka Hijab Row to demand a uniform costume code in academic establishments.
