Bharatiya Janata Party has released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party has canceled the tickets of 34 sitting MPs, including Pragya Singh Thakur, MP from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. She is known for her controversial statements. When asked why his ticket was cancelled? He said, 'Maybe I used some words which Modi ji did not like.'
BJP had released a list of 195 candidates on Saturday. This time Alok Sharma has been given ticket from Bhopal seat. The party has announced candidates for 24 out of 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh. The ticket of two sitting MPs of the state, Pragya Thakur from Bhopal and KP Sharma from Guna, has been cut, in whose place Jyotiraditya Scindia will contest the elections.
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'I never asked for a ticket before, I am not asking for it even now'
When Pragya Thakur was asked why the party did not give her a ticket for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections? He said, 'This is the decision of the organization, one should not think about why the ticket was cut, how it was cut. I had not asked for a ticket before and have not asked for it even now.
'I will not be able to forgive Pragya Thakur', Modi had said
Prime Minister Modi was angry with Pragya Thakur. He had described Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse as a 'true patriot', on which Modi had said that he would not be able to forgive him. He had said that he has apologized for Godse's statement but “I will never be able to forgive Pragya Thakur for insulting Mahatma Gandhi.”
'Modi ji did not like some of my words'
The current BJP MP said, “I may have used some words which Modi ji did not like and he had said that he would not forgive me, but I had already apologized for that. Speaking my truth. It irritates the opponents and Congress people and under my guise, they attack Modi ji.”
'Whatever I said was the truth'
Pragya Thakur justified her Godse statement and said that whatever she said was the truth but the media fanned the issue by calling it a controversial statement. When asked about her possible thoughts of leaving the party if she is not given the ticket, Pragya Thakur said, 'I have no thoughts of leaving the party. I will fulfill whatever responsibility the organization gives me and I will be available wherever I am needed.'
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'Respects Gandhi', the MP had said
Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur was made the BJP candidate from Bhopal in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. During her campaign, she had described Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Godse as a “patriot”, but after the controversy, she apologized for her statement and also said that she “respects Gandhi and has never forgotten his work.” Can go.”
Modi-Shah were angry
BJP was much criticized due to the controversial statement of the party leader. Opposition parties including Congress had raised questions on the silence of PM Narendra Modi and appealed to him to break his silence. Home Minister Amit Shah was also angry with his statement and sought his reply. However, BJP did not cancel his candidature. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he defeated Congress leader Digvijay Singh by a huge margin of 3.64 lakh votes.
