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All the BJP spokesperson were asked by the party to not make comments in public, on the controversy over Nupur's comments.<ref name="Fallout">{{cite news |title=Nupur Sharma fallout: BJP spokespersons, leaders in states asked to steer clear of rows |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/nupur-sharma-fallout-bjp-spokespersons-states-contriversies-7967406/ |access-date=13 June 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=13 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
All the BJP spokesperson were asked by the party to not make comments in public, on the controversy over Nupur's comments.<ref name="Fallout">{{cite news |title=Nupur Sharma fallout: BJP spokespersons, leaders in states asked to steer clear of rows |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/nupur-sharma-fallout-bjp-spokespersons-states-contriversies-7967406/ |access-date=13 June 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=13 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Response in Hindu right media ===
According to a synopsis of 'Hindu right media' ''by Unnati Sharma in [[ThePrint]]; an editorial of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated journal [[Panchjanya (magazine)|Panchjanya]], the erstwhile spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her family are being threatened with rape, death when Sharma had only repeated what Islamic preacher [[Zakir Naik]] too had said earlier; where as other Muslim leaders threatened of [[iconoclasm]] against [[Lingam|Shivling]].'' <ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Unnati |date=2022-06-09 |editor-last=Arora |editor-first=Amrtansh |title=How Hindu Right press defended Nupur Sharma’s controversial Prophet remarks |url=https://theprint.in/read-right/how-hindu-right-press-defended-nupur-sharmas-controversial-prophet-remarks/989023/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610001054/https://theprint.in/read-right/how-hindu-right-press-defended-nupur-sharmas-controversial-prophet-remarks/989023/ |archive-date=2022-06-10 |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=[[ThePrint]] |language=en-US |quote=.. Former BJP national spokesperson Nupur Sharma only dared to repeat what Islamic preacher Zakir Naik had said, read an editorial in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated journal Panchjanya, referring to the former’s suspension from primary membership of the party over her remarks on Prophet Muhammad. .. “A BJP spokesperson and her family were threatened with rape, death because she dared to repeat what Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has been saying. On the other hand, a Muslim leader says that if he had known about the Shivling, he would have broken it already,” it added. ..}}</ref>


== Academic response ==
== Academic response ==

Revision as of 10:41, 19 June 2022

The 2022 BJP Muhammad remarks controversy began on 27 May 2022, when Nupur Sharma, the spokesperson of India's ruling party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), made derogatory remarks about the Islamic prophet Muhammad, on a TV channel.[1] The controversy escalated on 1 June, when Naveen Kumar Jindal, the Delhi BJP media chief, made similar remarks on Twitter. By 4 June, the remarks had been widely shared on social media, and were trending among the top 10 hashtags in all the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Turkey.

Protests against the remarks by the Muslim community of Kolkata, West Bengal

The comments were strongly condemned, internationally.[1] Within India, dozens of police cases were filed against Sharma and Jindal.[2] In some parts of the country, protests turned violent, injuring several people. The violence in Uttar Pradesh led to the punitive demolition of homes of some accused rioters.[3]

Several Gulf countries, including allies and partners of India, issued strong condemnations and there were threats of boycotting Indian goods. The Indian government responded to the controversy, by stating that the remarks did not reflect the government's views, but rather came from "fringe elements".[4] BJP suspended Sharma and expelled Jindal from the party.[5]

Background

See also: Violence against Muslims in India, Haridwar hate speeches, and Gyanvapi Mosque

The controversy emerged amidst intensifying religious tensions in India — a number of scholars increasingly identify Hindutva, the guiding ideology of the ruling BJP, as a strand of authoritarian populism bulwarked on anti-minority sentiments.[6] Many have accused India's ruling party, the BJP, of instigating violence through divisive rhetoric against the country's Muslim minority.[7] Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government has been accused in India of deliberately trying to marginalize the country's 200 million Muslim citizens.[8]

In the run up to the controversy, communal tensions were elevated due to the Gyanvapi mosque dispute. Scholarly sources agree that the mosque was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, and a pre-existing Shiva temple was demolished for its construction.[9][10] While Hindus maintain that the temple existed at the site before the mosque, some Muslims claim such a shrine never existed.[11] Tensions surrounding this site have resulted in raucous[neutrality is disputed] debates on Indian TV channels.[12][13] There had been rampant hate on social media surrounding the mosque controversy.[13]

Comments about Muhammad

See also: Criticism of Muhammad § Age of third wife, and Sexuality in Islam § Puberty
Naveen Kumar Jindal 🇮🇳 Twitter
@NaveenJindalBJP
Hindi:

नबी के दुलारो से पूछना चाहता हूँ कि तुम्हारा नबी 53 वर्ष की आयु में 6 वर्ष की छोटी बच्ची आयशा के साथ शादी करता है फिर 56 वर्ष की आयु में 9 वर्ष की आयशा के साथ संबंध बनाता है…

क्या वह संबंध बलात्कार की श्रेणी में नहीं आता..?

I want to ask those with affection for the Prophet that at the age of 53, he married a 6-year-old girl Aisha and then at the age of 56, he consummated that relationship with 9-year-old Aisha ... does such relationship not come under the category of rape?

1 June 2022[14]

On 27 May 2022, Sharma participated in a debate on the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute on the Times Now television channel. According to Sharma,[15] in response to remarks (perceived to be derogatory to Hindu god Shiva) by her opposition speaker and by many Muslim personalities on social media, she replied regarding Muhammad and the age of one of his wives, Aisha, noting that Aisha was 6-years-old when married, and 9 when the marriage was consummated.

A day later, the video clip of her comments were shared by Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of Alt News, a fact-checking website, on social media.[16] 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.[17][18] Times Now deleted the video of the programme from its Youtube channel the next day.[19] Nonetheless, Sharma defended her comments and accused Zubair of "heavily [editing]" the clip; she further claimed to have been receiving rape and death threats as a result, prompting Delhi police to provide security cover. Alt News denied any responsibility for the reaction from the viewers after watching the video clip.[17][18][20] BBC News refused to publish the remarks, citing their "offensive" nature.[13]

Journalists note that Sharma has made similar comments on several TV shows.[21]

On June 1, Naveen Kumar Jindal tweeted remarks perceived to be derogatory to Muhammed.[22] After the tweet attracted backlash in the Arab world, Jindal deleted the tweet and said he did not intend to demean any faith.[23] According to Shoaib Daniyal in Scroll and Vir Sanghvi in Hindustan Times, in spite of history of intense sectarian nature of Indian media debates, at the level of senior level polity specially in prime national TV channel debates usually used to follow a refrain to spare Gods, Prophets and religions of criticism, crossing lines of self restraint in matters of religion in televised debate by senior functionaries at the level of political spokes persons and indulging in such criticism in the debate by Nupur Sharma was unusual one.[24][25][clarification needed]

Police cases

A police FIR (First Information Report) was registered against Sharma, in Mumbai's Pydhonie Police Station, on the next day. She was accused of "hurting religious sentiments".[26][27] A second FIR was registered in Thane (a suburb of Mumbai) on 30 May on the same grounds.[28] Another FIR was registered by the AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, in Hyderabad, for using “abusive, false and hurtful” words against Muhammad and the Islam religion.[18] Several other FIRs were registered at other locations in the country.[17][18][20]

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.[29]

On 9 June, 2 weeks after the speech and the diplomatic event, Delhi police registered cases against BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal, who served as the party's Delhi media cell head, who was expelled from BJP. The Delhi police have also filed a case against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and MP, Asaduddin Owaisi, and Hindutva leader, Yati Narsinghanand, who is out on bail in the Haridwar hate speech case.[30] Delhi Police has been accused of omnibus prosecution of many similar cases to make the original offence difficult to prosecute.[31]

Protests and violence

Protests in India's neighbouring nation of Bangladesh.

Protests and violent incidents were reported from several Indian cities. In Uttar Pradesh, several people were injured in Kanpur and Prayagraj cities. According to the UP Police, a total of 136 people were arrested over the protests in the state.[32]

Uttar Pradesh

See also: 2022 Kanpur violence

On June 3, hundreds of Muslims protested the remarks in Kanpur after Friday prayers.[33][34][35]

Hayat Zafar Hashmi, chief of Maulana Mohammed Ali (MMA) Jauhar Fans Association called for a bandh (shutdown) of local shops in protest of comments from Sharma. They also planned to take out a procession. They forced the local shops to shut down at parade market after which the clash broke out between the business community and the protesters. Yogi Adityanath's government came down heavily on the protesters, lodging complaints and putting up posters against hundreds of protestors.[36]

The clashes occurred at Nai Sadak, Yateemkana and Parade area of Kanpur. During the clashes, the groups threw bombs and stones on each other.[37]

On 12 June, Reuters reported that the authorities in Uttar Pradesh had punitively demolished the homes of individuals accused of rioting in the state over the remarks.[3] BBC reported as well.[38]

Ranchi

On 10 June 2022, peaceful protests and human chain were organised in Ranchi against the controversial comments.[39] According to the police the situation had escalated when a vehicle rammed into the group of protestors.[32] Incidents of stone pelting was reported near the Hanuman temple, after which the Police attempted to disperse the crowds and used lathis, later on the police opened gunfire with live rounds.[39] Two people died and more than 24 were injured. Both the dead had gunshot wounds on the head and neck.[40]

On 11 June, some Hindutva groups in Ranchi called for shutdown of shops in the city.[40]

Howrah

On 10 June, in different parts of Howrah district, arson and violence in protest was reported after Friday Muslim prayers.[41] Railway tracks and highways were blocked by the protestors, causing hours of interruption of traffic. The situation later came under control, after police managed to clear the blockade. Internet services were also suspended in the district.[42]

Maharashtra

On 13 June, Saad Ansari, a Muslim youth was assaulted by a Muslim mob in Bhiwandi, Thane over a social media post allegedly supporting Nupur Sharma.[43][44][45] In his Instagram, Ansari wrote: "A 50-year-old man marrying a 6-9-year-old girl is clearly child abuse. People do not know how to support him. Would you give your 6-year-old daughter to a 50-year-old man (think about it.)". Ansari was later arrested by the police for his post.[45]

International reactions

13 countries and OIC, a body of 57 countries officially condemned remarks made by BJP leaders.[46] Qatar, Pakistan and Afghanistan reacted strongly to the comments made by the two spokespeople.[47] Kuwait and Iran have also summoned the Indian envoys and gave them protest notes.[48] There have been calls for boycott of Indian products in many parts of the Gulf region.[49][50][12]

Qatar

The Prime Minister of Qatar discussed the issue in the Qatari Cabinet's regular meeting. In a statement outlining the meeting, Qatar stated that the Cabinet underscored Qatar's condemnation and denunciation of the remarks made by an official in India's ruling party against Muhammad, which "constitute a grave insult to Islam, a violation of its sanctities, and a provocation to the feelings of Muslims all over the world, and completely contradict the values of tolerance, coexistence and civilized behavior".[51]

The Cabinet called the remarks irresponsible and expressed a categorical rejection. The cabinet called on everyone "to focus on bringing people together, strengthening the bonds of friendship and co-operation between countries, and respecting all religions, and to stay away from everything that would incite hatred, inflame feelings of hostility and sow discord among the peoples".[51]

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.[52]

The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement, noting: "These insulting remarks would lead to incitement of religious hatred, and offend more than two billion Muslims around the world." The statement was published during Indian Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu's visit to Doha to meet Qatari Prime Minister.[8][53]

India's Ambassador to Qatar Deepak Mittal said the comments "do not, in any manner, reflect the views of the Government of India. These are the views of fringe elements." Mittal was summoned by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which said it was "expecting a public apology and immediate condemnation of these remarks from the government of India".[54]

"Allowing such Islamophobic remarks to continue without punishment, constitutes a grave danger to the protection of human rights and may lead to further prejudice and marginalization, which will create a cycle of violence and hate," Qatar said.[48]

Qatar has also asked for public apology from Indian government, after which Indian social media users started making calls to "boycott Qatar Airways" while trending #BoycottQatarAirways and #BycottQatarAirways on Twitter. The latter backfired because of the spelling mistake.[55][56][57]

Other Gulf states

On June 6, Saudi Arabia condemned the controversial remarks and called for “respect for beliefs and religions.” In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected "prejudice against the symbols of the Islamic religion” and against “all religious figures and symbols.”[58][59] The ministry supported the BJP's suspension of the spokeswoman.[60][61]

The UAE's foreign ministry condemned what it called "the blasphemous remarks made by India’s ruling BJP’s spokesperson that insulted Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)".[62] UAE's decision to join other Muslim-majority countries in condemning the remarks was called "quite significant" by BBC News, given the strength of the India-UAE relations.[13]

Kuwait demanded a "public apology for these hostile statements, the continuation of which would constitute a deterrent measure or punishment to increase extremism and hatred and undermine the elements of moderation".[48] A Kuwaiti supermarket removed Indian made products in protest.[63][64] The Indian embassy in Kuwait released a statement indicating that the Ambassador had met with the foreign office to share concerns "with regard to some offensive tweets by individuals in India".[65]

Oman's foreign ministry officials meanwhile met the Indian ambassadors and lodged official protest against India, saying such statements do not serve "peaceful coexistence".[66]

Jordan's foreign ministry condemned the remarks of Nupur Sharma by saying "Violations against Islamic and other religious figures, considering it as an act that feeds extremism and hatred". While supporting the decision of the BJP to suspend Nupur Sharma by saying "step in the right direction".[46]

The Parliamentary Committee on Awqaf and Tribals of Iraq strongly condemned controversial remarks by BJP leaders and summoned the Indian ambassador. The committee said "These abuses, malicious and disgraceful acts will have serious repercussions and, if not contained, may lead to dire consequences that will have unimaginable consequences for the peaceful coexistence, as well as increase strife and tensions between peoples."[46]

Other countries

Pakistani president Arif Alvi said "such comments were the reflection of a growing trend of Islamophobia in India, which is home to millions of Muslims."[67] Pakistan also issued a démarche to the Indian Charge d' Affaires in Islamabad.[68] A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that the chargé d'affaires was told that "these remarks are totally unacceptable and have not only deeply hurt the sentiments of the people of Pakistan but Muslims across the world".[69]

The United States of America condemned the remarks by the two BJP officials. US State Department spokesman Ned Price said "We condemn the offensive comments made by now-suspended BJP officials and we were glad to see that the party publicly condemns those comments" He also said "We regularly engage with the Indian government at senior levels on human rights concerns including freedom of religion or belief and we encourage India to promote respect for human rights."[70][71]

The interim Taliban government in Afghanistan strongly condemned the remarks by the BJP officials.[72] The government's spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, wrote on his Twitter handle, "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly condemns the use of derogatory words against the Prophet of Islam (Peace be upon him) by an official of the ruling party in India."[73] He also said, "We urge the Indian government not to allow such fanatics to insult the holy religion of Islam and provoke the feelings of Muslims."[74]

The Indonesian Foreign Ministry condemned what it called "unacceptable derogatory remarks" regarding Muhammad.[75][13]

A member of the Maldives' parliament, Adam Shareef filed for a motion that called on the country's president to condemn the remarks about Muhammad. The motion was defeated with 10 votes in favour and 33 votes against.[76] Later, the Maldives' government expressed "concern" over the remarks, but also welcomed BJP's action taken against the officials.[77]

The Malaysian foreign ministry condemned the remarks by the BJP spokesperson and summoned the Indian high commissioner. Welcomed the decision of the BJP to suspend the officials.[46]

Libya's foreign ministry expressed concern over the "insulting statements" by the spokesperson of the ruling party of India.[46]

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, a body of 57 countries had condemned the "abuse of the Prophet Muhammad" by the officials of India's ruling party. In an official statement it expressed "strong condemnation and denunciation of the recent insults issued by an official in the ruling party". "These abuses come in the context of the escalation of hatred and abuse of Islam in India and in the context of the systematic practices against Muslims and restrictions on them, especially in light of a series of decisions banning headscarves in educational institutions in a number of Indian states and demolitions of Muslim property, in addition to the increase in violence against them."[78]

Indian government response

The Indian government responded to international controversy, by stating that the controversial remarks did not reflect government position, but rather came from "fringe elements".[4] The BJP removed both Sharma and Jindal, and said "strong action has already been taken against those who made the derogatory remarks".[5] Instructions were issued to several BJP members to be "extremely cautious" when talking about religion on public platforms.[79]

On June 6, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called out the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’s “motivated, misleading, and mischievous” comments on India. Arindam Bagchi, the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, said India "categorically rejects OIC Secretariat's unwarranted and narrow-minded comments. The government of India accords the highest respect to all religions. The offensive tweets and comments denigrating a religious personality were made by certain individuals. They do not, in any manner, reflect the views of the Government of India. Strong action has already been taken against these individuals by relevant bodies.”[80][81][82][83] Bagchi also responded to Pakistan's criticism by saying the world "has been witness to the systemic persecution of minorities including Hindus, Sikhs, Christians and Ahmadiyyas by Pakistan”, calling on the country to "focus on the safety, security and well-being of its minority communities instead of engaging in alarmist propaganda and attempting to foment communal disharmony in India”.[84][78]

BJP response

The incident caused a diplomatic row, with protests from several Muslim countries, on 5 June. The BJP responded, by releasing a statement that it respects all religions. The controversy continued to intensify.[85] On June 5, Nupur Sharma published an apology on Twitter, but was suspended from the BJP, while Naveen Kumar Jindal was expelled from the party.[86][85] Some supporters of BJP reacted to these actions with anger, calling them "cowardly".[5]

On 7 June, Police security was provided to Sharma and her family, after she complained about receiving death threats and harassment.[87] On 17 June, a police team of Mumbai Police that had come to Delhi to question Sharma, was unable to find her despite camping for 5 days.[88]

Delhi BJP Media cell chief Navin Jindal was expelled from the party for his tweets. In the letter announcing the expulsion of Jindal, the Delhi State BJP chief said Jindal's "remarks vitiated communal harmony".[89]

On 11 June, the BJP president JP Nadda met diplomats from middle east nations, at the BJP headquarters, in Delhi.[90]

All the BJP spokesperson were asked by the party to not make comments in public, on the controversy over Nupur's comments.[91]

Response in Hindu right media

According to a synopsis of 'Hindu right media' by Unnati Sharma in ThePrint; an editorial of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated journal Panchjanya, the erstwhile spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her family are being threatened with rape, death when Sharma had only repeated what Islamic preacher Zakir Naik too had said earlier; where as other Muslim leaders threatened of iconoclasm against Shivling. [92]

Academic response

According to Ahmet T. Kuru, it is not possible to know Aisha's factual age at the time of marriage, Kuru says Sharma used a single narration, of a hadith record, which says Aisha was 9 years old by the time she got married, and that some Muslims do accept since child marriages were common in premodern times. Kuru says, but Sharma ignored alternative Muslim explanation that Aisha might have been either 18 or 19 years old at the time of marriage.[93]

See also

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