BJP suspends Nupur Sharma, Naveen Jindal for remarks against Prophet Mohammad

BJP said that the party respects all religions and is against any ideology that insults or demeans any sect or religion.

NewsBharati    06-Jun-2022 10:01:50 AM
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New Delhi, June 06: In a major development, the Bharatiya Janata Party suspended its spokesperson Nupur Sharma from the party's primary membership and expelled its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal after their alleged remarks against minorities. The party respects all religions and is against any ideology that insults or demeans any sect or religion.
 
BJP suspends Nupur Sharma, Naveen Jindal for remarks against Prophet Mohammad 
The development comes hours after the party issued a statement seeking to defuse the row. Expelling Jindal, a communication from its Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said, "Your primary membership is immediately terminated and you are expelled from the party."
 
Further, Member secretary of BJP's central disciplinary committee, Om Pathak in a letter to Sharma said, "You have expressed views contrary to the Party's position on various matters, which is in clear violation of Rule 10 (a) of constitution of the BJP. I have been directed to convey to you that pending further inquiry, you are suspended from the party and from your responsibilities/assignments if any, with immediate effect."
 
 
In a statement signed by National General Secretary Arun Singh, the party said, “During the thousands of years of the history of India, every religion has blossomed and flourished. The Bharatiya Janata Party respects all religions. The BJP strongly denounces insults of any religion. personalities of any religion. The Bharatiya Janata Party is also strongly against any ideology which insults or demeans any sect or religion. The BJP does not promote such people or philosophy.”
 
"India's Constitution gives the right to every citizen to practice any religion of his/her choice and to honour and respect every religion. As India celebrates 75th year of its independence, we are committed to making India a great country where all are equal and everyone lives with dignity, where all are committed to India's unity and integrity, where all enjoy the fruits of growth and development," it said.
 
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Though there has been no official statement from the party about the reason, it is believed that the action against Sharma has been taken in context to her statement against Prophet Mohammed during a debate on Times Now. Moreover, Jindal allegedly tweeted against the interests of the country.
 
Hours after BJP suspended her, Sharma penned down a note and shared it on her Twitter handle. She wrote, "I have been attending TV debates for the past many days where our Mahadev was being insulted and disrespected continuously. It was mockingly being said that it is not Shivling but a fountain. The Shivling was also being ridiculed by comparing it to roadside signs and poles in Delhi."
 
 
"I could not tolerate this continuous insult and disrespect towards our Mahadev and I said some things in response to it. If my words have caused discomfort or hurt religious feelings of anyone whatsoever, I hereby unconditionally withdraw my statement. It was never my intention to hurt anyone's religious feelings--Nupur Sharma," she added.