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Loose Tongue Set Entire Country on Fire, APOLOGISE: Supreme Court to Nupur Sharma Over Prophet Remarks
BREAKING: APOLOGISE TO THE WHOLE COUNTRY, SUPREME COURT TO NUPUR SHARMA ON PROPHET REMARKS
New Delhi: Coming down heavily on Nupur Sharma, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the suspended BJP spokesperson to apologise to the whole country, observing that she has threatened the security of the nation. “Sharma and her loose tongue set the entire country on fire”, the court said, adding that her outburst is responsible for the unfortunate incident at Udaipur, where a tailor was murdered.
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The court was hearing the plea of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma seeking transfer of all the FIRs registered against her in many states for alleged remarks on Prophet, to Delhi for investigation.
Senior advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for Nupur Sharma, told Supreme Court that she apologised for the remarks and withdrew the comments. Reacting to this, apex court said, “What is the business of the TV channel and Nupur Sharma to discuss the matter which is sub-judice, except to promote an agenda? She should have gone to the TV and apologized to the nation.”
Stating that her remarks showed her “obstinate and arrogant character”, Justice Surya Kant asked, “What if she is the spokesperson of a party. She thinks she has back up of power and can make any statement without respect to the law of the land.”
Supreme Court slams Nupur Sharma and says she should apologise to the whole country. Supreme Court says she and her loose tongue has set the entire country on fire. Supreme Court says her outburst is responsible for the unfortunate incident at Udaipur, where a tailor was murdered
— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2022
The controversial statement made by Sharma has set off an international furore. Several Muslim nations, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Indonesia and Iran, as well as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) had officially protested and demanded an apology.
Following the uproar, the Bharatiya Janata Party suspended Sharma and another leader, Naveen Kumar Jindal, who also made insulting comment against Prophet Muhammad on social media. In a statement, the BJP said it was “against any ideology which insults or demeans any sect or religion” and added that it did not “promote such people or philosophy”.
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