Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, June 6: Hours after the removal of BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, India responded on Sunday to official notes from Kuwait, Qatar, and Iran regarding the controversy surrounding the leaders’ comments about Prophet Mohammed and his wife, which have sparked protests in these three countries, as well as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.
Notably, the BJP suspended Nupur Sharma and expelled Naveen Jindal, read a statement on Sunday afternoon stressing that the ruling party is “against any ideology which insults or demeans any sect or religion.”
“The BJP does not promote such people or philosophy…During the thousands of years of the history of India, every religion has blossomed and flourished. The Bharatiya Janata Party respects all religions,” read the statement.
Saudi Arabia has condemned Nupur Sharma’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad and praised the BJP’s decision to suspend its spokeswoman. Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry, chaired by Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud, reaffirmed the country’s policy on religious tolerance.
The ministry emphasised that any breach or infringement of Islamic symbols and key personalities of all religions is unacceptable.
The Director General of South Asia summoned the Indian Ambassador to Iran Dhamu Gaddam to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday evening, where he expressed regret and declared any insult to the Prophet of Islam abhorrent. Qatar’s official complaint came during Vice President Venkaiah Naidu’s official visit to the country.
