"Which Type Of Sadhvi Is she?": Kanhaiya Kumar On Pragya Thakur's "Knives" Remark

Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar said that Thakur was trying to mock Union Home Minister Amit Shah whose duty is to ensure the security of the nation by talking about violence.

 Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar took a swipe at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur over her recent "sharpen the knives" in "self-defence" statement saying "virtuous people never speak about violence" and "use hate speech".

Mr Kumar while addressing a gathering on the occasion of Congress' 138th Foundation Day in Mumbai said, "People who are actually virtuous never speak about violence. They never use hate language instead they speak only to unite people not to divide them. But Sadhvi Pragya is completely doing the opposite, she is asking people to keep 'sharpened knives' at home. Which type of sadhvi is she, I don't understand."

Addressing Hindu Jagarana Vedike's South Region annual convention in Karnataka's Shivamogga on Sunday, Pragya Thakur said that a knife used for chopping vegetables can also cut the "heads of the enemies".

Mr Kumar said that Thakur was trying to mock Union Home Minister Amit Shah whose duty is to ensure the security of the nation by talking about violence.