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Devendra Fadnavis accused the UPA government of fabricating the ‘saffron terror’ narrative for vote-bank politics after the Malegaon blast acquittals.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (Photo: PTI)
A day after all seven accused in the Malegaon blast case were acquitted, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the Congress-led UPA government of trying to set the ‘saffron terrorism’ narrative and alleged that officers from that time tried to frame Hindu religious leaders and organisations.
“The conspiracy of 2008 has been exposed before everyone. The government at that time, for the sake of vote-bank politics, coined terms like ‘Hindu terror’ and ‘saffron terrorism’,” Fadanavis said.
“At that time, large-scale terrorist incidents were happening across the world, and ‘Islamic terrorism’ was a topic of discussion worldwide. To avoid angering their vote bank and to make it seem like they were maintaining balance, they created the notion of ‘Hindu terrorism’ and arrested people,” he said.
“But, despite much effort, no solid evidence was found. Layer by layer, this conspiracy is coming to light,” the Maharashtra Chief Minister said.
#WATCH | Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says, “The conspiracy of 2008 has been exposed before everyone. The government at that time, for the sake of vote-bank politics, coined terms like ‘Hindu terror’ and ‘saffron terrorism.’ At that time, large-scale… pic.twitter.com/DVZ5lxO36E— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2025
On Thursday too, Fadnavis had claimed that police acted under the UPA government’s pressure while probing the 2008 Malegaon blast, and Congress should apologise to the Hindus for the “fake narrative of saffron terror.”
Fadnavis claimed that the probe was a conspiracy to defame the Hindus. The future course of action will be decided after studying the judgment, he had said, speaking to reporters in Mumbai.
“Congress should apologise to the acquitted accused and Hindu society,” he demanded.
Also commenting on former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan’s ‘Sanatani‘ remark, Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said, “Whether it’s saffron, Sanatani, or Hindu, there is no difference. All of these are inspired by nationalist ideologies.”
“Layer by layer, this conspiracy is being exposed. At that time, there was Islamic terrorism, and it still exists. But no one ever said that all Muslims are terrorists. Now, many serious things will come to light,” he added.
Nagpur, Maharashtra: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says, “Prithviraj Chavan, tell your allies too, because the government they were part of Manmohan Singh’s government, in which they held charge of the Prime Minister’s Office, that very government labeled it as Bhagwa… pic.twitter.com/OM8XYZmAGJ— IANS (@ians_india) August 1, 2025
Chavan stirred a controversy on Thursday with a sharp reaction to the acquittal of all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
While speaking to reporters, Chavan alleged that the case was deliberately weakened and raised serious questions about the investigation under the BJP-led government.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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