Tehseen Poonawalla today (April 18) filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's candidature in the Lok Sabha elections on the grounds that she faces terror allegations.

Tehseen Poonawalla has moved the EC against Sadhvi Pragya's nomination.

Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on April 18, 2019.

The BJP has fielded Sadhvi Pragya as Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Tehseen Poonawalla wrote a complaint letter to the EC against the candidature of Sadhvi Pragya asking the EC to 'debar Sadhvi Pragya from contesting Lok Sabha elections'.

In the letter Poonawalla wrote, "It is of utmost importance to note that Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Sqaud (ATS) has pronounced Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur as the 'principal conspirators' of the Malegaon blast dated September 29, 2008, which left six dead and 101 injured."

Poonawalla further wrote in the letter, "Thakur is currently facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and also stands accused of murder, attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy, and of promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion. That the court had observed that Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur had planned the conspiracy with the aim to spread terror and cause communal crack in the society. The BJP is fielding a terror accused as a candidate in Bhopal."

According to an ANI report, earlier in the day, father of a victim in Malegaon blast also filed application against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur after she was declared the BJP candidate from Bhopal.

Application questioned her candidature before National Investigation Agency (NIA) court citing Sadhvi Pragya's health which was one of the reasons in her bail application.

Tehseen Poonawalla took to Twitter and wrote, "If Hardik Patel can be barred then even Sadhvi Pragya must be prevented from contesting. This is the duty of the Election Commission. We cannot have two rules. Moreover, by stating this is a 'dharam yudh', Sadhvi Pragya has violated the model code of conduct. She was granted bail coz she was unwell!"

If #HardikPatel can be barred even #SadhviPragya must be prevented from contesting . This is the duty of the #ElectionCommission . We cannot have 2 rules. Moreover by stating this is a dharam yudh, Sadhvi Pragya has violated the MCC.

She was granted bail coz she was unwell ! Tehseen Poonawalla (@tehseenp) April 18, 2019

Sadhvi is facing trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

Saffron-clad Thakur (48), with her trademark short hair and sporting a rudraksh mala, became the face of right wing extremism after being arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

Arrested in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, Sadhvi Pragya was given a clean chit by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), but the trial court refused to discharge her from the case.

She was granted bail by the Bombay High Court in 2017. Six people were killed and over 100 injured when a bomb went off near a mosque in Malegaon in north Maharashtra, on September 29, 2008. According to the prosecution, it was the handiwork of a Hindu extremist group.

The court dropped the charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against her, and she is now being tried under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

In view of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's image as an RSS-basher and the city's 4.5 lakh Muslim voters (out of the total 18 lakh-plus voters), the BJP decided to field a hardline Hindutva leader against the Congress leader, party sources said.

Last month, when her name started doing rounds as a probable BJP candidate, Sadhvi Pragya told PTI, "I am ready to take on Digvijay Singh if 'sanghatan' (organisation) asks me to do so," she had said, calling the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister an "anti-Hindu leader who called Hindus terrorists".

Today, alleging torture by jail officials, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, alos broke down while addressing the party workers.

#WATCH: Alleging torture by jail officials, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, breaks down while addressing the party workers pic.twitter.com/UVUomvmJZ2 ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur while alleging torture by jail officials said, "Woh kehalvana chahte the ki tumne ek visfot kiya hai aur Muslimo ko maara hai. Subah ho jati thi pit te pit te, log badal jate the peetne wale, lekin pitne wali main sirf akeli rehti thi."

ENGLISH TRANSLATION: They wanted me to say I was involved in the blast and killed Muslims. Throughout the night I used to face the thrashing.

(With inputs from PTI)