LIVE Updates | Malegaon Blast Case Verdict | ‘My Life Was Ruined’: Sadhvi Pragya Speaks Out After Acquittal

NCP MP Praful Patel has expressed support for the NIA court’s decision to acquit all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

“All condemned what happened in Malegaon, but the court’s verdict in the Malegaon blast should be welcomed by all. We consider citizens of our country as ‘Bharatiya’… Hindus were killed in the Pahalgam attack. We will only call this a terrorist attack,” he told reporters.

Reacting to the acquittal of all accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, including BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti expressed deep emotion and called for action against those who coined the term “Bhagwa terror.” “…I am so happy that I do not have words to express. When Pragya was in the Nashik jail, I learned through a police officer that she was extremely tortured. I went to meet her when no one else used to. I cried when I met her… The way she was tortured, it is very difficult for any woman to bear...

Following the acquittal of all accused in the Malegaon blast case, Neeta Dhanwade, advocate and sister of Ramesh Dhanwade, expressed relief over the court’s verdict. “We had already maintained our innocence, but we had to fight the case for 17 years. Today’s decision has become very important, and we are happy… The 17 years we have endured cannot be fully expressed in words. Our financial situation was not favourable, and mentally we were completely exhausted. Our whole family was shattered because of this… It was the Congress government that promoted the concept of Hindu terrorism. Now, the court’s decision has proved...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has welcomed the NIA court’s verdict acquitting all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Reacting on X, the UP CM stated, “The acquittal of all accused in the Malegaon blast case is a vibrant proclamation of ‘Satyameva Jayate.’ This decision once again exposes the anti-India, anti-justice, and anti-Sanatan character of the Congress, which committed the crime of tarnishing the image of crores of Sanatan believers, sadhus-saints, and nation-servers by fabricating the false term ‘saffron terrorism,” he wrote. He also demanded an apology from the Congress party. “The Congress should publicly acknowledge its unforgivable misdeed...

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde welcomed the special court’s acquittal of all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Sharing his views on X, the Shiv Sena leader said the verdict reaffirms the power of truth. “After a long battle of seventeen years, a special court has acquitted seven alleged accused in the Malegaon bomb blast case. It is true that justice was delayed, but it has once again been proven that truth is never defeated,” wrote Shinde. He further stated that his party has stood firmly by the accused from the beginning. “From the very beginning, Shiv Sena has unequivocally...