{"id":50143,"date":"2025-09-30T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T05:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/30\/controversial-statement-of-pragya-thakur-try-the-non-hindus-selling-offerings-near-temples-politics-hot\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T06:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T05:31:00","slug":"controversial-statement-of-pragya-thakur-try-the-non-hindus-selling-offerings-near-temples-politics-hot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/30\/controversial-statement-of-pragya-thakur-try-the-non-hindus-selling-offerings-near-temples-politics-hot\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial statement of Pragya Thakur-&#8216;Try&#8217; the non-Hindus selling offerings near temples, politics hot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\"\/>Former Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur recently protested against selling offerings by non-Hindus (Bhopal News) around the temples in a speech given in a path movement program of Durgawahini, saying that if someone was found, he should be &#8220;shocked.&#8221; On hearing this statement, opposition and concern spread at the political and social level.<\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>What did Pragya say &#8211; the main point of speech<\/h3>\n<p>Pragya appealed to women and women (Bhopal News) in the program to keep an eye around the temples and make sure that &#8220;no heretical offerings can be sold.&#8221; He also called upon people to establish Durga in their homes and &#8220;keep arms for security&#8221;. Apart from this, he said that those who were called anti-saffron have been given &#8220;a befitting reply&#8221;-this reference was like recent cases mentioned.<\/p>\n<h3>Protests and legal-social reactions<\/h3>\n<p>Opposition parties have reacted sharply to Pragya&#8217;s statement. The Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesperson described it as &#8220;partition of society partition and hatred&#8221; and demanded strict legal action. Some Muslim organizations called the program a &#8220;communal frenzy&#8221; and spoke about the complaint. No official leader has publicly commented from the BJP.<\/p>\n<h3>Experts and officials concern<\/h3>\n<p>Social-related analysts say that such inflammatory statements in public communities may increase stress and affect communal harmony. Many lawyers and civil groups are generally advocating action and maintaining peace under the law &#8211; the law does not accept any violent call.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur recently protested against selling offerings by non-Hindus (Bhopal News) around the temples in a speech given in a path movement program of Durgawahini, saying that if someone was found, he should be &#8220;shocked.&#8221; On hearing this statement, opposition and concern spread at the political and social level. 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