Activists of the Bharat Raksha Manch, State unit led by its national secretary Anil Dhir and State unit general secretary Murali Manohar Sharma on Friday staged a demonstration here at Master Canteen Square demanding immediate release of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from jail.
Sadhvi has been languishing in jail since last six years for her alleged involvement in the Malegaon blast case in 2008. Since then, the Manch has been observing October 10, the day she was arrested, as ‘Black Day’ nationally.
The Manch submitted a memorandum to the Union and Maharashtra Governments through the Governor appealing to them to ensure release of Sadhvi from jail.Earlier on October 6, a delegation of the Manch led by Dhir, Murali Manohar Sharma and others had met Sadhvi in hospital in Bhopal.“The torture has rendered her immobile, with half her body being paralysed. She needs support to sit,” said Dhir.
Alleging that she has been languishing in jail since last six years while the investigating agencies are unable to submit a charge-sheet against her, Dhir stated that due to the toxicity of the repeated Narco tests, she has been afflicted with cancer.Murali Manohar Sharma said a nationwide agitation would be launched if the Sadhvi is not released from jail at the earliest.