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She also became a worker of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), and is said to have worked with senior leaders like Arvind Pradhan, Arun Jaitley and Amit Shah. In 2015, at age 30, she was given the ticket for contesting against [[Arvind Kejriwal]] of the [[Aam Admi Party]] (AAP) in the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="Dehradun Post"/><ref name="DNA 2015">
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She lost the contest by 31,000 votes.<ref>
She lost the contest by 31,000 votes.<ref>
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Revision as of 12:51, 6 June 2022

Nupur Sharma
National Spokesperson
In office
2020–2022
PresidentJ. P. Nadda
Personal details
Born23 April, 1985 [1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2005-2022)
Alma materDelhi University
London School of Economics
OccupationPolitician

Nupur Sharma is an Indian politician and the former spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2] She was seen as young, energetic and brash, with regular appearances on television debates.[3] In June 2022, she was suspended from the party due to her comments about the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the age of his third wife, Aisha.[citation needed]

Biography

Nupur Sharma comes from an educated family, many of whose members are civil servants. Her mother is from Dehradun.[4]

Sharma joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Sangh Parivar, as a student of the Delhi University. She won the presidentship of the students union in 2008. A notable incident during her stint was the leading of an ABVP mob to heckle SAR Geelani in a faculty seminar on 'Communalism, Fascism and Democracy: Rhetoric and Reality'. She appeared on a television show later that night and gave brash responses.[3][2]

After receiving a masters in law degree in London School of Economics, Sharma became a lawyer.[5] She also became a worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and is said to have worked with senior leaders like Arvind Pradhan, Arun Jaitley and Amit Shah. In 2015, at age 30, she was given the ticket for contesting against Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) in the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.[6][4][7]

She lost the contest by 31,000 votes.[8]

Afterwards, she was appointed as an official spokesperson for the BJP's Delhi unit under Manoj Tiwari. In 2020, she was appointed as a national spokesperson of BJP under the presidentship of J. P. Nadda. According to a Delhi BJP leader, even when she was part of the Delhi unit, she was often sent out for TV debates on national issues because o her legal acumen, sound knowledge of national issues and bilingual skills.[2]

Comments on Prophet Muhammad

See also: Criticism of Islam and Criticism of Muhammad

On 27 May 2022, Sharma participated in a debate on the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute on the Times Now channel, during which she commented that the Prophet Muhammad married a six-year-old bride (Aisha) and had sex with her when her age was nine years[9][failed verification] The Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair shared a video clip of her remarks on social media. Sharma later alleged that it was a "heavily edited and selected video", which was denied by Pratik Sinha, the other co-founder of Alt News. Sinha stated that it was unedited and also included a longer clip which showed the context.[10][11]

Sharma stated that she had started receiving rape and death threats. She appeared to hold Zubair responsible for the threats. Alt News denied any responsibility for the reaction the viewers after watching the video clip.[10][11][12]

A police FIR has been registered against Sharma in Mumbai (Pydhonie Police Station) on the next day. She was accused of "hurting religious sentiments".[13][14] A second FIR was registered in Thane (a suburb of Mumbai) on 30 May on the same grounds.[15] Another FIR was registered by the AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi in Hyderabad, for using “abusive, false and hurtful” words against the Prophet Muhammad and the Islam religion.[11] Several other FIRs were registered at other locations in the country.

Sharma's comments were also widely shared internationally on social media. By 4 June, "insult to Prophet Mohammed" was trending among the top 10 hashtags in all the countries of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Turkey.[16] The Grand Mufti of Oman called the remarks "insolent and obscene rudeness" by the official spokesperson of BJP and characterised it as war against every Muslim. He called for a boycott of all Indian products and confiscation of all Indian investments in Oman.[16] The Government of Qatar summoned the Indian ambassador and asked for immediate condemnation and an apology for the remarks. The ambassador is reported to have replied that these were the views of "fringe elements" in India and in no way reflect the views of the Government of India.[17] Kuwait and Iran have also summoned the Indian envoys and gave them protest notes.[18]

References

  1. ^ Standard, Business. "Who is Nupur Sharma: Latest News on Nupur Sharma, Top News, Photos, Videos, Age". Business Standard. Retrieved 6 June 2022. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ a b c Abhinav Rajput (5 June 2022), "Nupur Sharma: The BJP firebrand facing party axe", The Indian Express
  3. ^ a b "Nupur Sharma: impressive past, promising future", BusinessLine, 20 January 2015, ProQuest 1646892572
  4. ^ a b "Kejriwal rival Nupur Sharma has Dehradun roots", Dehradun Post, 29 January 2015, ProQuest 1648819349
  5. ^ "Nupur Sharma, suspended Spokesperson of BJP, did her Master in Law from this UK University", The Free Press Journal, 5 June 2022
  6. ^ "Meet BJP's New Delhi candidate Nupur Sharma: The girl who plans to take on Kejriwal -Politics News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 21 January 2015.
  7. ^ Amita Shah (21 January 2015), "At 30, will Nupur Sharma be a giant killer?: BJP has fielded former DU student leader Nupur Sharma against AAP chief Kejriwal from New Delhi seat", Daily News & Analysis, ProQuest 1646878018
  8. ^ "Arvind Kejriwal defeats BJP's Nupur Sharma by over 31,000 votes". Livemint. 10 February 2015.
  9. ^ "BJP's Nupur Sharma booked over remark on Prophet Mohammed". The Siasat Daily. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b "FIR filed against BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for comments about Prophet Mohammad", Scroll.in, 29 May 2022
  11. ^ a b c "'Remarks on Prophet': After Thane, Hyderabad Police Files FIR Against BJP's Nupur Sharma", The Wire, 1 June 2022
  12. ^ pratik Sinha, twitter thread, 28 May 2022.
  13. ^ "BJP's Nupur Sharma booked over remark on Prophet Muhammad", The Free press Journal, 29 May 2022, ProQuest 2671096342
  14. ^ "Mumbai police book BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for remarks on Prophet", The Indian Express, 29 May 2022, ProQuest 2670791553
  15. ^ "Maharashtra: Second FIR against BJP spokesperson over comments on Prophet Mohammed", The Indian Express, 31 May 2022
  16. ^ a b "Remarks against Prophet Mohammed: Did West Asia social media outrage force BJP to take action?", The Tribune (Chandigarh), 5 June 2022
  17. ^ ""Fringe Elements": India Dismisses BJP Leaders' Remarks On Prophet", NDTV News, 6 June 2022
  18. ^ "Qatar, Kuwait, Iran Summon Indian Envoys Over BJP Leaders' Remarks on Prophet Mohammed", The Wire, 6 June 2022
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