‘Keep knives at home sharpened’: BJP MP Pragya Thakur to Hindus

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Dec
26:
BJP
Member
of
Parliament
Pragya
Singh
Thakur
urged
the
Hindus
to
keep
sharp-edged
weapons
at
their
homes
in
order
to
protect
themselves.
The
BJP
leader
said
that
Hindus
have
the
right
to
respond
to
those
who
attack
them
and
their
dignity,
as
she
spoke
about
the
killing
of
Hindu
activists.

The
MP
representing
Bhopal
Parliamentary
segment
in
Madhya
Pradesh,
also
called
on
the
community
to
at
least
keep
the
knives
in
their
homes
sharp,
as
everyone
has
the
right
to
protect
themselves.
As
per
news
agency
PTI,
Thakur
said,”Love
jihad,
they
have
a
tradition
of
jihad,
if
nothing
they
do
love
jihad.
Even
if
they
love
they
do
jihad
in
that.
We
(Hindus)
too
love,
love
the
god,
a
sanyasi
loves
his
god.”

Speaking
at
the
Hindu
Jagarana
Vedike’s
South
Region
annual
convention
in
Shivamogga
on
Sunday,
she
said,
”Sanyasi
says
in
this
world
created
by
god,
end
all
the
oppressors
and
sinful,
if
not
the
true
definition
of
love
will
not
survive
here.
So
answer
those
involved
in
Love
Jihad
the
same
way.
Protect
your
girls,
teach
them
the
right
values.” Further,
pointing
at
the
killing
of
Hindus
activists
including
Harsha
of
Shivamogga,
she
asked
people
to
keep
knives
at
home
sharp
for
the
sake
of
self
protection.

”Keep
weapons
in
your
homes,
if
nothing
else,
at
least
knives
used
to
cut
vegetables,
sharp…Don’t
know
what
situation
will
arise
when….Everyone
has
the
right
to
self
protection.
If
someone
infiltrates
our
house
and
attacks
us,
giving
a
befitting
replay
is
our
right
,” she
said.

HC
dismisses
plea
challenging
BJP
MP
Pragya
Thakur’s
election
from
Bhopal

Advising
parents
against
educating
their
children
in
missionary
institutions,
Thakur
said,
”by
doing
it
you
will
open
the
doors
of
old
age
homes
for
yourselves.”
”…(by
educating
in
missionary
institutions),
the
children
won’t
be
yours
and
of
your
culture.
They
grow
in
the
culture
of
old
age
homes
and
become
selfish,”
she
said.

”Do
pujas
at
your
home,
read
about
your
dharma
and
shastra,
teach
your
children
about
it,
so
that
children
know
about
our
culture
and
values,”
she
added.