What did nupur said about prophet

  1. Nupur Sharma's Prophet Muhammad slur put Gulf trade at risk
  2. Explained: Evolution of the Nupur Sharma controversy


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Nupur Sharma's Prophet Muhammad slur put Gulf trade at risk

Last weekend, Indian vice-president Venkaiah Naidu was in the emirate of Qatar to inaugurate a “ Trade between the two countries, at over $15.03 billion (1.16 lakh crore rupees) in 2021-2022, was expected to grow further in the years ahead, with this new platform meant to boost collaboration between the two countries’ startup sectors. All that now hangs in the balance. By the time Naidu was readying for a dinner meeting yesterday with Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, the deputy emir of Qatar, the ripples of Sharma’s comments against Islam’s founder had reached Qatar. Naidu’s dinner with Al Thani was cancelled, although the reason cited was covid-19. A press conference scheduled for Naidu on the next day, too, was nixed. Qatar isn’t alone. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iran have now raised concerns with the Indian government. Incidents like these, they said, were proof of how unsafe Muslims were in India. As a diplomatic crisis began to snowball in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, Indian envoys were summoned to explain the country’s position. Today (June 6), the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, which has 57 member states, also Just a day ago, though, India’s envoys, like the one in Qatar, had alluded to Sharma and Jindal as “ Qatar has welcomed these steps but has said that it awaits an official apology and a public condemnation of these remarks by the Indian government. At the heart of the action taken by the BJP and India’s envoys lies India’s $156 billion trade wit...

Explained: Evolution of the Nupur Sharma controversy

The BJP suspended its national party spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi wing media head Naveen Jindal over their controversial remarks about Prophet Mohammed. This comes as the party continues to be slammed within the country and on international forums. Let us take a brief look at the controversy and how it erupted. BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma made derogatory comments about Prophet Mohammed during a recent national television channel debate on the Gyanvapi Mosque issue. Also Read | What happened next? A video clip of the statement was tweeted by Mohammed Zubair of Alt News, who condemned the remarks and said that Nupur as well as the news anchor were spreading hate. Nupur then tagged the Delhi police in a tweet and accused Zubair of spreading a "fake narrative". Nupur said that she and her family had begun receiving threats. Multiple FIRs were filed against Nupur as a result of her statement. The situation was made worse when the Delhi BJP’s media head Naveen Kumar Jindal also tweeted derogatory remarks about the Prophet. Also Read | Widespread protests In response to Nupur's comments, Kanpur saw widespread protests on June 3 and cases of violence were reported after the Friday prayer. This happened during a time when President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were scheduled to visit the president's native village. They were accompanied by the UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel. After the situation was contained, a number of...