Qatar stated it was anticipating a “public apology and immediate condemnation of these remarks”.
The Indian envoy was summoned by the federal government in Qatar at the moment amid rising anger at house and overseas over the feedback on Prophet Muhammad made by a number of BJP leaders. The occasion has taken motion towards nationwide spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her colleague Naveen Kumar Jindal, however that’s but to calm the frayed tempers in Arab nations, the place requires a boycott of Indian items and films have flooded social media with trending hashtags.
Earlier at the moment, Ambassador Deepak Mittal had a gathering within the Foreign Office wherein Qatar raised concern over the remarks of Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal.
Welcoming the BJP motion, the Qatar overseas workplace instructed Mr Mittal that it was “expecting a public apology and immediate condemnation of these remarks from the Government of India”.
In a press release, Qatar stated the ambassador was instructed that “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”.
The Indian Embassy in Qatar stated the Ambassador has conveyed that the “tweets do not, in any manner, reflect the views of the Government of India. These are the views of fringe elements”.
“In line with our civilisational heritage and strong cultural traditions of unity in diversity, Government of India accords the highest respect to all religions. Strong action has already been taken against those who made the derogatory remarks,” learn the assertion.
Last week, within the backdrop of a sequence of communal incidents throughout the nation, Ms Sharma made a remark throughout a TV debate purportedly insulting the Prophet that triggered outrage from Muslim teams. The anger spilled over as Mr Jindal posted a tweet concerning the Prophet and he later deleted it.
The BJP, which expelled Mr Jindal and suspended Nupur Sharma, issued a press release earlier at the moment, saying it’s “strongly against any ideology which insults or demeans any sect or religion. The BJP does not promote such people or philosophy”.
“As India celebrates the 75th year of its Independence, we are committed to making India a great country where all are equal and everyone lives with dignity, where all are committed to India’s unity and integrity, where all enjoy the fruits of growth and development,” the assertion added.
The Congress trashed the BJP assertion, saying it’s “nothing but a blatantly counterfeit pretence, which is evidently farce and another sham attempt at damage control”.
In a press release, occasion spokesperson Randeep Surjewala stated the BJP has “pushed India into a dark age of religious polarisation to subserve its parochial political agenda in the short term”.
“Resultantly, Sikhs, Muslims, Christians as also SC, ST and OBC’s have had to face the wrath of lumpen elements backed by State Power,” the assertion added.