Congress candidate from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat Digvijay Singh Wednesday welcomed the Election Commission's order barring his BJP rival Pragya Singh Thakur from campaigning for 72 hours.
It would have been better if her nomination had been cancelled, he said, reacting to the development.
"The EC's decision is welcome," he said on Twitter.
"It is natural when the BJP fields (a person) accused of terrorism and those (who) indulge in the politics of communal hatred. It would be better had the nomination of such candidates was cancelled for safeguarding the ideals of democratic values," he tweeted.
While Thakur herself could not be contacted for reaction, Madhya Pradesh BJP spokesperson Rajnish Agrawal said his party follows the Election Commission's decisions.
It will, nevertheless, study the order and take a call on whether it should be challenged, he said.
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