Priyanka Gandhi hits out at Sadhvi Pragya Thakur for stating 'Nathuram Godse' a patriot, says 'Hey Ram'

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Distancing yourself from your candidate is not enough. Nationalistic luminaries of the BJP, have the guts to spell out your stand.

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) May 16, 2019

Although, the BJP leaders have taken a back to this statement of Pragya Thakur and claims from that she has made apologize within the party, but Priyanka Gandhi slams ruling party over their silence in the matter. “Distancing yourself from your candidate is not enough. Nationalistic luminaries of the BJP, have the guts to spell out your stand,” she further tweeted.

“Nathuram Godse was a deshbhakt (patriot), is a deshbhakt and will remain a deshbhakt. People calling him a terrorist should instead look within, such people will be given a befitting reply in these elections,” Sadhvi Pragya said at her campaigning.

However, BJP's spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said that party strongly condemns this remark of Pragya Thakur and also will ask her to post a public apology for the same. “The BJP does not agree with this statement, we condemn it. Party will ask her for clarification, she should apologise publicly for this statement,” Rao said in a statement.

BJP's Pragya Thakur says, "Apne sangathan BJP mein nishtha rakhti hun, uski karyakarta hun aur party ki line meri line hai." Earlier in the day, she had said "Nathuram Godse was, is and will remain a 'deshbhakt'." BJP has condemned her statement & asked her to apologise publicly pic.twitter.com/0bPJSsgPaL

— ANI (@ANI) May 16, 2019

Meanwhile later, Pragya Thakur made apologizes on the statement and says it is different from party. “Apne sangathan BJP mein nishtha rakhti hun, uski karyakarta hun aur party ki line meri line hai (I have faith in my party... I am a BJP worker and I toe my party’s lines).” Pragya Thakur said.

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