Karkare aftermath: BJP candidate Pragya gets notice
Bhopal, Apr 20 (UNI) The District Returning Officer issued a notice on Saturday to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Bhopal parliamentary constituency candidate Pragya Singh Thakur vis-a-vis her statement regarding Ashoka Chakra-recipient 1982-batch Indian Police Service officer and Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare who attained martyrdom after being shot thrice in the chest while combating perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
The reply is to be submitted within a period not exceeding a day, official sources said.
Thakur’s remarks attracted all-round criticism.
“A team monitors speeches by leaders and candidates. On the basis of information provided by it, the Collector was directed to submit a report on Ms Thakur’s lecture,” Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer VL Kantha Rao said.
A show-cause notice was also served on BJP District President Vikas Virani for violating the Model Code of Conduct.
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