{"id":51560,"date":"2022-06-10T09:10:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T03:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/mamata-condemns-bjp-leaders-remarks-on-prophet-saw-demands-their-arrest\/"},"modified":"2022-06-10T09:10:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T03:40:01","slug":"mamata-condemns-bjp-leaders-remarks-on-prophet-saw-demands-their-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=51560","title":{"rendered":"Mamata condemns BJP leaders\u2019 remarks on Prophet (SAW), demands their arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kolkata:<\/strong> West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the remarks by two BJP functionaries on Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), terming them \u201chate speech\u201d, and demanded that the accused leaders be immediately arrested so that the country\u2019s unity is not disturbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noting that such remarks not only cause violence but also lead to societal division, she called upon people from all religions, castes and communities to maintain peace despite provocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also asked demonstrators who have put up road blockades in several places of West Bengal\u2019s Howrah district to protest against the controversial speech of Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal to call off their stir and go protest in New Delhi and BJP ruled states instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI condemn the recent heinous and atrocious hate speech remarks by a few disastrous BJP leaders, resulting in not only spread of violence, but also division of the fabric of the country, leading to disturbance of peace and amity,\u201d Banerjee said in a series of tweets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The speech of the BJP leaders has tarnished the image of India across the globe, she asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI strongly seek that the accused leaders of BJP be arrested immediately so that the unity of the country is not disturbed and people at large do not face mental agony,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banerjee also appealed to people to maintain calm in the larger interest of the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, I appeal to all my brothers and sisters from all castes, creeds, religions, and communities to maintain peace in the larger interest of the common people, despite the provocation which we so strongly condemn,\u201d she said in a Twitter post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in the day, Banerjee who is also the Trinamool Congress supremo, asked demonstrators to protest in BJP ruled states and not in West Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRoad blockades are going on since morning in some places and people are suffering. I will request you (protestors) on behalf of the common people to call off the blockades as nothing has happened in West Bengal. Go to New Delhi and protest, where there is a BJP government. Go to Gujarat and UP, Banerjee said at the state secretariat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bengal Imams Association, an organisation of clerics, on Thursday announced agitational programmes in various mosques across the state on June 10 in protest against the speech of the two BJP leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile protests are already taking place in some parts of the state, we call upon mosque committees to hold agitational programmes on Friday in their mosques demanding arrest of the two leaders under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, the Association\u2019s President Md Yahia said in a video message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yahia also urged people not to go for disruptive protests like putting up road blockades and requested the administration to take \u201cstrong action\u201d in such cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBengal Imam\u2019s Association does not approve of such unruly activities,\u201d he said in a statement later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PTI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the remarks by two BJP functionaries on Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), terming them \u201chate speech\u201d, and demanded that the accused leaders be immediately arrested so that the country\u2019s unity is not disturbed. 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