New York: A huge protest was held outside Indian Consulate in New York on Friday demanding punishment for those who made objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammed.
Protests also took place in other states of the US and various other countries across the world.
Muslims in New York, USA Protest against the insult to Prophet Muhammad by Modi party officials. #OurProphetOurHonour #ArrestNupurSharmaBJP #MuslimsNotSafe_In_India #Islamophobia_in_india #NewYork #إلا_رسول_الله_يا_مودي #الهند #BoycottIndianProducts #Arab pic.twitter.com/GgNCjTdrS5 — South Asian Journal (@sajournal1) June 11, 2022 These protests across the world broke out after the then BJP leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal made objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammed The remarks have also led to backlash from the gulf countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Iran. Many countries demanded a public apology for the remarks.
Although BJP suspended Nupur Sharma and expelled Naveen Jindal from the party, the protestors are demanding the arrest of the leaders.
They are of the opinion that mere suspension of the leader from the party will not lead to a full stop to such remarks. Some of them even demanded capital punishment for the political leaders.
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