Overview

• Former BJP MP Pragya Thakur is seen in a circulating video telling Hindu parents to punish daughters who visit or plan to marry into non-Hindu households, including by breaking their legs.
• In the clip, she advises parents to stop girls from leaving home and to enforce obedience through beating, scolding, cajoling, or other measures she frames as protective.
• IANS reports the video is undated and says it has not independently verified the footage, though the remarks spread widely over the weekend.
• Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesperson KK Mishra publicly rebuked Thakur on X, challenging whether she would apply the same standard to relatives of senior BJP leaders cited as examples.
• Coverage notes this episode follows recent controversy tied to a Durga Vahini event where Thakur allegedly urged action against non-Hindus selling prasad outside temples.