BJP Parliamentarian from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur on Saturday accepted the challenge urging Congress MLA from Biaora MLA Govardhan Dangi to burn her alive on December 8.
After apologising for her Godse remarks, BJP MP Pragya Thakur is going after Congress with full force.
Congress Biaora MLA Govardhan Dangi had on Thursday said that instead of her effigy, he would burn down Thakur if she visits his town.
On Saturday, the sadhvi decided to offer a fiery reply on Twitter. "Congress has old experience of burning down people alive from anti Sikh riots of 1984 to Naina Sahni tandoor kaand," said Thakur in the tweet.
Saying that Dangi has threatened to burn her down so she would be coming to his residence in Multanpura in Bieora on Dec 8 at 4 pm, said fire brand sadhvi. After several Congress leaders including Chief Minister Kamal Nath had criticized the BJP MP for her statement praising Mahatma Gandhi Assassin Nathuram Godse in Lok Sabha.
Congress MLA from Biaora in Rajgarh had courted controversy with his remarks targeted at the BJP leader.
Govardhan Dangi, the Congress MLA taking part in a protest days ago against Thakur in Rajgarh on Thursday when asked whether Pragya Thakur's effigies would be burnt said, “Not only the effigy, we would burn down Pragya Thakur if she comes here ever.”
Soon after the video of the set statement went viral in social media, it triggered a sort of controversy.
After drawing flak, Dangi had expressed regret on his remarks saying he has been follower of non violence all his life and erred in spur of the moment. Besides, Pragya Thakur have earlier bashed senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for calling her a terrorist.