BJP suspends Nupur Sharma for remarks against Prophet; Islamic countries summoned Indian envoys

The BJP on Sunday suspended its leader Nupur Sharma from party membership pending further investigation and expelled another leader Naveen Kumar Jindal for not following the official line on sensitive matters. Soon, Islamic countries such as Iran, Qatar and Kuwait called Indian envoys over the controversial remarks made by Sharma.

Sharma took the move after his alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad during a television interview, while Jindal came under attack on social media on June 1 for his tweets referring to the Prophet, but not an official statement against the two leaders. did, however, refer to any incident or remarks related to the Prophet or Sharma’s remarks were opposed by Muslim groups.

Both the leaders apologized and said that their comments were not intended to hurt religious sentiments but the saffron party’s action against both is being seen as an attempt to rein in the spokespersons who are creating uninvited controversy.

Here’s what you need to know about the issue, which is now gaining international attention:

1. BJP’s attempt to rein in the violators
   BJP sources said the move to suspend Nupur Sharma and expel Naveen Kumar Jindal was an attempt to rein in the spokesperson for violating the official line on controversial or sensitive issues. Sources said the party felt that such remarks were causing huge damage to its image.
   “You have expressed contrary views of the party’s position on various matters which is clearly violative of Rule 10(a) of the Constitution of BJP. I am directed to inform you that you have been suspended from the party for further investigation/ your responsibilities, assignments if any, read the notice issued to Sharma by the Central Disciplinary Committee of BJP.
2. ‘Defending Mahadev’, Nupur Sharma said in apology
   After her suspension, Nupur Sharma posted a tweet apologizing for hurting people’s sentiments, but said she was only responding to comments made against “Mahadev” (a reference to the Hindu god Shiva). Referring to the issue of Gyanvapi Masjid, she said she was defending Mahadev as many people had told her that the “shivalinga” found inside the mosque’s vazukhana was a fountain. Therefore, angered by such remarks, he was compelled to make remarks against the Prophet Muhammad, he said. Jindal also apologized and said that he did not intend to hurt the religious sentiments of any community. He also claimed that he was receiving death threats. Delhi unit president Adesh Gupta expelled Jindal, who was the head of the Delhi BJP media cell.
3. Qatar, Iran and Kuwait summoned Indian envoys
   The three major Gulf countries summoned India’s ambassadors and expressed strong protest and condemnation. Indian embassy spokespersons in Qatar and Kuwait said that the ambassadors pointed out that the tweets do not in any way reflect the views of the Indian government. These are the views of subsidiaries.” The spokesperson said that Indian Ambassador to Qatar Deepak Mittal held a meeting at the Foreign Office in which concerns were expressed regarding objectionable tweets by some people. India defaming a religious personality. Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said that Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sibi George was summoned and an official protest note was handed over by the Assistant Secretary of State for Asia Affairs in which Kuwait expressed its “categorical disapproval and condemnation” of the statements against the Prophet. . The ministry welcomed the statement issued by the BJP in which it had announced the suspension of the leader. In Tehran, Indian Ambassador to Iran Dhamu Gaddam was summoned by the Director General of South Asia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where a strong protest was lodged over the controversial remarks, semi-official. Mehr The news agency reported. The Indian ambassador expressed regret and called any insult to the Prophet of Islam unacceptable.
4. ‘BJP respects all religions’
   The BJP firmly asserted that it respected all religions and condemned the insult of any religious personality, seeking to quell the controversy over the comments made by Sharma and Jindal. Party General Secretary Arun Singh said that the party is against any ideology that insults or insults any sect or religion. “The BJP does not promote such people or philosophies,” he said.
5. FIR against Sharma
   An FIR was registered against Sharma in Pune for hurting religious sentiments through his comments. The police have booked sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, caste, place of birth, residence), 153B (allegations, claims prejudicial to national unity), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, religious acts of any class) intended to hurt sentiments). by insulting his religion or religious beliefs of the IPC against him).

(with PTI inputs)

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