New Delhi: In perhaps a first, the United States on Friday condemned controversial remarks made against Prophet Mohammad by two suspended BJP functionaries, including former spokesperson Nupur Sharma, and encouraged India to promote respect for human rights. The BJP on June 5 suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled Delhi media chief Naveen Kumar Jindal after his controversial remarks against the Prophet. Amid protests from several Muslim countries and groups over the remarks, the party issued a statement aimed at addressing the concerns of minorities and distancing itself from these members, saying it respects all religions and respects any Strongly condemns insult to religious personality.
State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference, “Well, we have condemned it. We condemn the offensive comments made by two BJP officials, and we are pleased to see that the party publicly condemned those comments.” on Thursday.
“We regularly engage with the Indian government at a senior level on human rights concerns, including freedom of religion or belief,” he said.
“We encourage India to promote respect for human rights. The secretary (of the state) said, when he was in New Delhi last year, that the Indian people and the American people believe in the same values: human dignity, human respect, equality of opportunity, and freedom of religion or belief,” Price said.
He was responding to a question from a Pakistani reporter and was referring to the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to India in July last year.
“These are fundamentals,” Price said.
“These are fundamental values within any democracy, and we speak for them around the world,” Price said.
The Ministry of External Affairs has said that India gives the highest respect to all religions.
The objectionable tweets and comments defaming a religious personality were made by some individuals. They do not reflect the views of the Government of India in any way. Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs recently in New Delhi said that strict action has already been taken against these persons by the concerned bodies.
Countries such as Kuwait, Qatar, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, Oman and Afghanistan are among the many Muslim countries that have condemned the objectionable remarks against the Prophet.
‘We condemn the derogatory remarks, but…’, America’s reaction to the Nupur Sharma controversy
New Delhi: In perhaps a first, the United States on Friday condemned controversial remarks made against Prophet Mohammad by two suspended BJP functionaries, including former spokesperson Nupur Sharma, and encouraged India to promote respect for human rights. The BJP on June 5 suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled Delhi media chief Naveen Kumar Jindal after his controversial remarks against the Prophet. Amid protests from several Muslim countries and groups over the remarks, the party issued a statement aimed at addressing the concerns of minorities and distancing itself from these members, saying it respects all religions and respects any Strongly condemns insult to religious personality.
State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference, “Well, we have condemned it. We condemn the offensive comments made by two BJP officials, and we are pleased to see that the party publicly condemned those comments.” on Thursday.
“We regularly engage with the Indian government at a senior level on human rights concerns, including freedom of religion or belief,” he said.
“We encourage India to promote respect for human rights. The secretary (of the state) said, when he was in New Delhi last year, that the Indian people and the American people believe in the same values: human dignity, human respect, equality of opportunity, and freedom of religion or belief,” Price said.
He was responding to a question from a Pakistani reporter and was referring to the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to India in July last year.
“These are fundamentals,” Price said.
“These are fundamental values within any democracy, and we speak for them around the world,” Price said.
The Ministry of External Affairs has said that India gives the highest respect to all religions.
The objectionable tweets and comments defaming a religious personality were made by some individuals. They do not reflect the views of the Government of India in any way. Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs recently in New Delhi said that strict action has already been taken against these persons by the concerned bodies.
Countries such as Kuwait, Qatar, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, Oman and Afghanistan are among the many Muslim countries that have condemned the objectionable remarks against the Prophet.