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Pragya Thakur had said in Shivamogga on December 25 that Hindus have the right to reply to those who attacked her and her dignity because she spoke about the killing of Hindu activists (File Photo/News18)
In an open letter, the former civil servants said Thakur had lost her moral right to be a Member of Parliament with her inciting speeches and repeated propaganda of hatred.
Over 100 former bureaucrats on Saturday demanded action against BJP Lok Sabha member from Bhopal Pragya Thakur over her alleged inflammatory speech in Karnataka, claiming that it “spread hatred against non-Hindu communities”.
In an open letter, he said that Thakur has lost his moral right to be a Member of Parliament with his inciting speeches and repeated propaganda of hatred.
“A special responsibility rests upon the Houses of Parliament which make laws for the country. Surely its members cannot be allowed to violate the principles of the Constitution?
“Therefore we urge upon the Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha to take immediate action to refer the matter to the Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha for such action as may be deemed appropriate,” it said.
Thakur had said in Shivamogga on December 25 that Hindus have a right to reply to those who attacked him and his dignity because he spoke about the killing of Hindu activists.
Speaking at the annual convention of Hindu Jagran Vedike’s southern region, he had also told the gathering that “anybody who intrudes into our home should be given a befitting reply.” The disguise is only a thin one, the former bureaucrats’ letter said.
“She is clearly spreading hatred against non-Hindu communities, and advocating violence against them.” Former lieutenant governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung, former foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon, former Indian Police Service (IPS) officers AS Dulat, Julio Ribeiro and Amitabh Mathur, and former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers TKA Nair and K Sujatha Rao collectively ‘constitutional conduct’ Among the 103 people who signed the letter written by the group.
He said that by his provocative words, Thakur has not only committed several offenses under the Indian Penal Code, but has also violated the oath taken as a Member of Parliament to uphold the Constitution of India, which is based on the rights . Life and liberty, secularism, equality and fraternity.
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