Mumbai, July 31 -- The lawyer of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the accused acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, welcomed the court's verdict on Thursday, saying that it has been proven that nothing like "saffron terrorism" exists.

The NIA court in Mumbai acquitted all seven accused, including Sadhvi Pragya, in the case that had dragged on for 17 years.

Speaking to ANI after the judgment, Advocate JP Mishra said, "After the struggle of 17 years, it has been proven that nothing like saffron terrorism exists. Congress wrongly implicated people in this saffron terrorism case just before the 2009 Lok Sabha elections."

Advocate JP Mishra also referred to remarks by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying, "Yesterday, the Union Home ...