Prophet remarks row: Section 144 imposed in Ghaziabad till August 10
India | June 12, 2022 22:38 ISTOver 300 people have been arrested so far in Uttar Pradesh after Friday prayers protests, while 82 of them have been arrested in Saharanpur alone.
Over 300 people have been arrested so far in Uttar Pradesh after Friday prayers protests, while 82 of them have been arrested in Saharanpur alone.
Eastern Railway, Public Relation Officer chief Eklavya Chakraborty said that an unruly mob of 1,000 people pelted stones on the train. Few people were injured.
State media reported that they violated the laws and regulations of the country which stipulates that sit-ins or demonstrations by expats are not to be organized in Kuwait.
More fronts will come out and there will be even bigger movements if now-sacked BJP functionaries Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal are not punished, said AIMIM Solapur district chief Farooq Shabdi.
After the Friday prayers, a large crowd of people had gathered on the steps of the famous mosque, carrying placards and shouting slogans against Sharma and Naveen Jindal, former head of the Delhi BJP's media unit, for allegedly making derogatory remarks on the Prophet.
At least 40 people including some police personnel were injured in the incident. The rioters hurled petrol bombs and damaged public properties, including shops and vehicles in Kanpur last week.
A day after nationwide protests over now-suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma's prophet remarks left the country shocked, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said "hate and unrest is not our way".
Taslima Nasreen's remarks have come after violent protests had erupted in several states in India post Friday prayers against suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her controversial remarks against the Prophet.
Speaking on Friday unrest that erupted in several states, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that at some places, protests were peaceful, while there was violence at many places... it shouldn't have happened.
Vehicles were torched and vandalized and stone-pelting occurred during the protests. Several people were injured. Till late evening on Friday, six injured were brought to Sadar Hospital.
Incidents of stone pelting and vehicles being torched in the Main Road area were reported following which police teams were forced to resort to lathicharge and use tear gas shells to control the violent mob.
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Addressing a rally, his first outside Mumbai after his spine surgery in November last year, Thackeray also attack the BJP saying that while inflation is on the rise and the rupee is on a downward slide, there is a concern to find under which mosque there is a Shivling.
The terror group has clearly mentioned in the letter, "Saffron terrorists must now wait for their end in Delhi, Mumbai, UP, and Gujarat. Such people will neither be able to stay safe in their home nor their army will be able to protect them."
Violence had erupted in parts of Kanpur after Friday prayers as members of two communities indulged in brick-batting and hurled bombs over attempts to shut shops in protest against "insulting" comments on Prophet Mohammed by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma during a TV debate.
Nupur Sharma has unconditionally withdrew her controversial statement made in the TV debate and claimed that her comments were a reaction to "continuous insult and disrespect towards our Mahadev"' (Lord Shiva). However, the BJP has issued fresh guidelines to its spokespersons to avoid any controversy in the future.
Apart from Mumbra, a case has also been registered against Nupur Sharma in Mumbai's Pydhonie Police Station.
The BJP on Sunday suspended Sharma and expelled its Delhi unit media head Naveen Kumar Jindal over their alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad.
The BJP on Sunday suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal as the row over their alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet escalated with protests from some Muslim countries.
The BJP had on Sunday suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal as the row over their alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad escalated.
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