New Delhi, April 21: Lt Gen (retired) D.S. Hooda on Sunday said he was hurt by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's remarks on police officer Hemant Karkare, killed in the 26/11 terror attack. Hooda's statement came at a press conference, organised by the Congress to release its national security plan, prepared by him. Captain Amarinder Singh Slams Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur For Controversial Remarks on 26/11 Martyr Hemant Karkare.

"Yes, it does hurt when such things are said about a martyr, be it from the army or the police. Full respect should be shown to them. These utterances are not good," said Hooda, the former Commander of Northern Army, which carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan in September 2016 after the Uri terror attack. Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Malegaon Blast Accused, Served Notice by EC For Calling 26/11 Martyr Hemant Karkare a Traitor.

Thakur had said Karkare died during the attack as she had "cursed" him for torturing her. "I had told him you will be finished, and he was killed by terrorists in less than two months," she said. However, on Friday Thakur, BJP nominee from the Bhopal parliamentary seat, apologised and retract her statement.

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