Pragya Thakur should be debarred from contesting elections for 'Godse' remarks: Congress

"What Pragya Takhur said, BJP does not agree with that. BJP believes in Gandhian socialism, Prime Minister himself has great faith in Gandhian philosophy. We consider Gandhiji as a great man, father of the nation," BJP spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal said.

“I think BJP must be regretting the day they chose this kind of candidate. Apart from the fact that she is a terror accused, first she makes the statement about Babri Masjid, she says that she is the one who demolished it and she is proud of that fact. Then she goes and insults a national hero like Hemant Karkare and now this statement about Godse. At the end of the day, BJP must think about what kind of candidate they have chosen and it looks like as if they have chosen a Bhasmasura. A party which says that they believe in Gandhian socialism, it cannot choose a candidate like Pragya Thakur who praises Nathuram Godse," said NK Singh, a senior journalist.