Suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
Nupur Sharma’s comment on Prophet Muhammad: The Modi government is facing strong condemnation from the Arab world after the now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal made objectionable remarks about Prophet Mohammad. On Sunday, Qatar, Kuwait and Iran summoned the Indian ambassadors concerned on the matter, stressing the importance of respecting all religious beliefs. The Indian envoys told him that the tweets and comments did not in any way reflect the Indian government’s point of view and also told him that strict action had already been taken against the party leaders.
The BJP on Sunday suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi-based media chief Naveen Kumar Jindal as a controversy erupted with protests from some Muslim countries over his alleged derogatory remarks against the prophet. However, the action against the said leaders has not pacified even the voices of Muslim-majority countries and their respective media outlets.
Newspapers in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey and other Muslim countries published strong reactions against Nupur Sharma’s comments on Prophet Mohammed.
In Pakistan, the newspapers covered the matter extensively
Pakistan’s daily Dawn published a report on comments made by both Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal, while also reporting condemnation of the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Referring to the President’s statement, Dawn wrote, “President Alvi has said that such comments indicate the growing trend of Islamophobia in India, which is home to millions of Muslims.
The newspaper quoted the President as saying that Modi’s India is crushing the religious freedom of all its minorities and repressing them under radical Hindutva. Such Islamophobic remarks and subsequent non-punishment of such people is a serious threat to the protection of human rights.
Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune has written in a report that India is being targeted by many countries for the remarks of the BJP spokesperson.
Many countries have expressed their displeasure over this matter by summoning Indian ambassadors. The newspaper wrote, ‘The BJP on Sunday suspended its spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal from the membership of the party following their Islamophobic remarks. However, Pakistan and other Islamic countries said this was not enough.
United Arab Emirates
The UAE newspaper Khaleej Times has published Nupur’s suspension in a report. The newspaper wrote, “The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma from the party after her alleged remarks against minorities. wing, for allegedly making objectionable remarks.”
turkey
Turkey’s state-run news agency TRT World wrote in a report that since Modi came to power in 2014, a number of Muslims and Dalits have been lynched by fanatical Hindu mobs on suspicion of consuming or transporting beef.
The TRT report further read, “Extreme right-wing groups target Muslims over love jihad. This is a theory to target Muslims. They were accused of spreading Covid-19. Hindutva-mob … is targeting Muslims who offer Jummah prayers. …”
Meanwhile, more countries have joined Arab states in condemning the remarks about the prophet Mohammed amid widespread calls on social media to boycott Indian products.
The report also mentioned the hijab controversy targeting Muslim fruit and vegetable vendors and mutton vendors.
The Turkish news agency further wrote, “During the Hindu festival in early April, pro-Hindu mobs pelted stones at mosques in several areas… Muslim rhetoric, calling for caste cleansing of Indian Muslims.”
Qatar’s Al Jazeera on Nupur Sharma controversy
Al Jazeera has also published a detailed report on the entire controversy.
“The controversy has increased the anger of social media users in Arab countries. People are calling for boycott of Indian products on social media. Users are condemning the growing hatred against Islam and Muslims and France and China on India In promoting Islamophobia,” Al Jazeera reported.
Al Jazeera also wrote that in April, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the US State Department to place India on a list of “countries of particular concern” for religious freedom for the third year in a row.
A diplomatic storm erupts against India’s ruling BJP, Al Jazeera reports
Al Jazeera writes on this issue that there has been a diplomatic storm against the ruling party BJP.
Al Jazeera also reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has shown the way out of the party for both the leaders who made controversial remarks.
The report also talked about the violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur and the demand for arrest against Nupur Sharma.
India calls ruling party spokesperson ‘fringe’, Arab Times reports
The newspaper Arab Times, which comes out of Kuwait, has published this news prominently.
It is written that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait summoned the Indian Ambassador on Sunday and expressed deep objection in writing to the controversial statements of BJP leaders.
Kuwait has welcomed the BJP’s action against Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar, but demanded a public apology on their part.
The ministry said that such a statement clearly shows that these people are not aware of the peaceful nature of Islam and the role of Islam in building civilizations and nations including India.
Bangladesh
Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star has reported that Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Indian Ambassador in this matter. The newspaper reported on how the countries of the Arab world have reacted to the controversy.
Bangladeshi media also reported the action taken by the BJP against its leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal.
Saudi Arab
Saudi Arabia’s newspaper Arab News has included sharp comments from countries like Pakistan, Qatar, Kuwait etc. in one of its reports.
Dubai
Dubai-based newspaper Gulf News wrote, “Day after the controversial statement made by BJP leaders on Prophet Mohammad, the party on Sunday condemned this statement and suspended its spokesperson Nupur Sharma and Delhi BJP leader Naveen Kumar Jindal. was expelled from the party. ,
The newspaper writes that many FIRs have been registered in Mumbai regarding Nupur Sharma’s statement. Violence erupted in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on June 3 after Nupur Sharma’s statement, in which 29 people have been arrested.
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