Cong turned malegaon probe into 'political witch hunt': Himanta

Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday alleged that the investigation into the Malegaon blast case was a conspiracy by the Congress to frame RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

It was nothing but a "political witch hunt" unleashed by the then home minister P Chidambaram, Sarma alleged while talking to reporters. "It was a conspiracy hatched by the Congress to involve Bhagwat, but the court verdict has exposed the party."

He said the plan was to defame the RSS and the Hindu religion. "After this verdict, my assessment is that Chidambaram should now be quizzed. He should be asked why he tried to frame the Hindu society with terror. People should also ask this question to him," he added.


Almost 17 years after the Malegaon blast that claimed six lives and injured 101 people, a special court in Mumbai on Thursday acquitted all seven accused, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, noting that "there was no reliable and cogent evidence" against them.