Pragya Thakur’s lawyer Prashant Mangu told the court, “Pragya Thakur is suffering from high blood pressure and can not travel.”
Mumbai: Accused in 2008 Malegaon bomb blast BJP MP Pragya Thakur will appear in the NIA court at 11 am on Friday. She was asked to appear before the court on Thursday. However, she could not reach. This was the second time this week when Pragya Thakur did not appear in front of the court.
Pragya Thakur’s lawyer Prashant Mangu told the court, “Pragya Thakur is suffering from high blood pressure and can not travel.” The court had instructed her to appear before it on Friday giving a one-day extension. In case she fails to do so, the court had asked her to be prepared to face the consequences.
Meanwhile, Pragya Thakur’s colleague Upama told PTI on Thursday that Pragya Thakur would return to the hospital for treatment after attending a program. Upma had said, “She is not well. She was admitted to the hospital last night for treatment as she is suffering from stomach disorder and was given an injection, medicines. It was on the insistence of the party workers and her followers that the hospital allowed her to attend a program but after that, she was asked to return to the hospital for treatment because her health is not well.”
The Bomb blast accused Pragya Thakur has recently been elected as an MP from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat. She defeated her arch-rival and Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh in the election by nearly 3 lakh votes.
The controversial BJP MP had created a stir because of her statements during election campaigning. She had said that 26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare died because of her curse claiming that she was tortured by him when she was in jail. She had also landed in soup after she called the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi- Nathuram Godse a patriot. She later apologised for both of her statements.
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