“BJP respects all religions. It strongly condemns the insult of any religious personality of any religion,” the party said, distancing itself from the statements of two of its spokespersons, which led to protests in different parts of the country as well as the Arab world.
BJP sources told TOI that the action was taken at the behest of the “top-level” leadership as Jindal and Sharma’s comments were seen with the party’s focus on development and the PM’s “sabka saath, sabka vikas” agenda. The party high command was reportedly upset over the controversy over the celebration of the third anniversary of the second term of the Modi government at the Centre.
The BJP has differentiated between Jindal, who has been ousted from the party, and Sharma by saying that not only was the former’s remarks objectionable, he magnified the error by repeating it amid signs of displeasure from the leadership.
Sharma has explained that he had made a related statement in a TV debate on the discovery of a ‘Shivling’ in Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Masjid that made derogatory remarks towards the deity. Shiv, “I could not bear this constant insult and disrespect towards my Mahadev and said few things in response to it. If my words have hurt anyone’s religious sentiments or hurt anyone’s religious sentiments, I will without I take back my statement on condition. I never intended to hurt anyone’s religious sentiments,” he said.
Soon after the BJP announced his action, Sharma, who received threats, appealed to the people not to reveal his address. The police have also increased his security. Jindal also said that he has received threats several times.
Om Pathak, member secretary of BJP’s Central Disciplinary Committee, wrote to Nupur Sharma, “You have expressed contrary views of the party’s position on various matters, which is clearly in violation of Rule 10(a) of BJP’s constitution. It is directed to state that pending further investigation, you are hereby suspended from the party with immediate effect and from your responsibilities/actions, if any.”
A senior leader said, “The party’s top leaders have made it clear that such behavior in the public sector, which damages the image of the party and hinders its development agenda, will not be acceptable.” Development.
The action sparked a wave of outrage from Hindutva supporters on social media with saffron activists denouncing it as surrender and Qatar granting citizenship to the late MF Hussain, who was opposed to the depiction of Hindu gods and goddesses in his paintings. Had to leave the country. ,
Earlier, Sharma and Jindal’s comments sparked unrest, with large crowds protesting against the controversial remarks and resorting to violence during the visit of President RN Kovind and the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi Kanpur on Friday. Thirty-six people, including the main accused, have been arrested and more than 1,500 people have been booked in connection with the violence.
The BJP has formally distanced itself from this remark through a statement issued by General Secretary Arun Singh. Singh said, “In India’s history of thousands of years, every religion has flourished. BJP respects all religions. BJP strongly condemns the insult of any religious person of any religion.”
He said that the Constitution of India gives the right to every citizen to practice any religion of his choice and to respect and respect every religion. “As India celebrates its 75th year of independence, we are committed to making India a great country where all are equal and everyone lives with dignity, where all are committed to the unity and integrity of India. Where everyone enjoys the fruits of growth and development,” the BJP leader said.
National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah, however, questioned the sincerity of the BJP, saying the party’s hand was compelled by the reaction of the Arab world. There is a reference to the sudden awakening of the BJP to condemn “insult to any religious personality of any religion” and it has nothing to do with hurting the sentiments of millions of Muslims in India. This apology of a statement is aimed at an international audience,” Abdullah said with a clip from a new report, according to which there was a wave of anger in Arab countries over Sharma’s remarks.
Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind immediately welcomed the action, saying it was “necessary” to maintain law and order in the country and demanded that law enforcement agencies take action against the two spokespersons.
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