Pragya Thakur's name in the Defence Consultative Committee kindles aggression in the Nation.
New Delhi: An agitated situation arose across the parliament due to the nomination of bomb blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur in the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Ministry of Defence.
A 21 member Parliamentary Advisory Committee headed by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was formed recently. Leading the opposition in the group are former Kashmir Chief Minister and MP Farooq Abdullah and Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar, DMK's A. Raja. Digvijaya Singh, who Pragya Thakur defeated in the Lok Sabha elections also lists up in the Defence ministry's consultative committee.
The Parliamentary consultative committee will provide advice on Indian security. The National Security Agency will advise them on security issues. They often make important recommendations in the field of defense, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.