Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Monday defended the fielding of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from the Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency. The BJP chief was speaking at a press conference in Kolkata. Sadhvi Pragya, who is currently out on bail, is an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. The case is being heard in a National Investigation Agency court. Sadhvi Pragya has been named the BJP candidate against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.
