Stoking controversy Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Pragya Singh Thakur, on Sunday, December 25, requested a meeting in Karnataka’s Shivamogga to “maintain guns at home” to reduce “enemy’s head”.
Addressing Hindu Jagarana Vedike’s South Region annual conference in Karnataka’s city, the BJP MP said, “Keep guns for your houses. At least maintain the knives used to reduce veggies sharp. Don’t understand what state of affairs will stand up whilst. Everyone has the proper to self-protection. If a person infiltrates our residence and assaults us, it’s miles our proper to reply to them. Just like how knives reduce veggies, it’ll additionally chop mouths and heads.”
Thakur made debatable feedback at the same time as regarding the homicide of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha in Shivamogga in February this year. He changed into stabbed to demise at across the equal time whilst the city noticed protests towards the hijab ban and counter-agitations in favour of it. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing the case.
The debatable MP additionally slammed “Love Jihad”. “Love jihad. They have a lifestyle of jihad. If they get nothing, they may do love jihad. Even in the event that they love, they do jihad in that. We (Hindus) too love. We love god. A sanyasi loves god. But a sanyasi says, on this international created via way of means of god, quit all oppressors, wrong-doers, sinners, or else, the actual definition of affection will now no longer live to tell the tale here. So solution the ones concerned in love jihad the equal way. Protect your girls, educate them the proper values,” Thakur said.
The BJP MP additionally informed the collection now no longer to ship their kids to missionary schools. “Stop sending to missionaries. By doing it, you’re establishing the doorways of vintage age houses for yourselves. The kids won’t be yours and of your lifestyle. They develop withinside the lifestyle of vintage age houses and come to be selfish,” she said.
Karnataka Police has now no longer but initiated any motion towards Thakur.