New Delhi, July 31 -- As a special court in Mumbai acquitted all the seven accused, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit in 2008 Malegaon blast case, Rajya Sabha member Ujjwal Nikam said the prosecution had failed to establish a strong evidence.

Speaking with news agency PTI, Ujjwal Nikam said, "Although I did not handle this case, the court has observed that the case was based on circumstantial evidence. However, the prosecution failed to establish a strong chain of evidence, which is why the court gave the benefit of the doubt, stating that the charges against the accused could not be proven."

He also slammed the use of 'saffron terror' term in the Malegaon blast case, saying it fuels communal divide f...