India government Request on Monday to calm anger in home It is the Muslim majority countries After two officials of The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. made Statements about the Prophet Muhammad during a television debate, with 38 people Arrested for Riots in northern city A demonstration is planned for later in Mumbai.
arrests in The city of Kanpur part of An attempt to calm intermittent religious tension that has arisen after officials from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). made Statements that sparked outrage among Muslims in India and overseas. some of India’s top officials were engaged in Managing the diplomatic fallout, as countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran demanded an apology from government for Allow offensive remarks, Indian Foreign Ministry official He said.
Over the weekend, Indian diplomats were stationed in The Gulf states and neighboring Islamic countries were summoned by the officials in those countries to protest against Comments of BJP officials.
the organization of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in A statement said: “These insults come in Context of increasing intensity in hatred of insults to Islam in India and Systematic Harassment of Muslims’ influential 57 members body Quote latest decision to ban hijab in educational institutions in Several Indian states and destruction of Muslim property To highlight what was said to be an Indian government bias.
pakistan armed forces in The tweet “strongly condemns the blasphemous statements” of Indian officials.
“The outrageous act is extremely painful and clearly indicates the extreme level of Dislikes against Muslims and other religions in India “.
India’s foreign ministry said in statement offensive Tweets and comments no, in Any way to reflect the views of The government.
‘Strong work for him already was taken against These individuals by the relevant bodies … It is a pity that the General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference has not yet done so again Arindam Bagchi said a government official speaker.
planned protests
The BJP suspended a spokesperson and expelled another official on Sunday for Harming religious feelings of minority community.
Muslims make up about 13% of India 1.35 billion people. Protests are planned against Anti-Muslim statements in The financial The capital, Mumbai on Monday.
US Department of State in Its annual report to Congress on international The release of religious freedom in Jun alleged that the attacks on Individuals of minority communities, including murder, assault and intimidation, took place in India throughout 2021.
Saudi Arabia Cradle of Islam and home of Its most sacred signers welcomed the BJP’s action to suspend the spokesperson work.
a senior official At the Embassy of Qatar in New Delhi said Modi government must publicly distance Same comments.
“Harming our religious feelings can happen directly influence of economic relations. official adding that they were checking reports on boycott of Indian merchandise by some supermarket owners in Qatar.
India trade with The Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, has reached nearly $90 billion. in 2020-21. Millions of Indians live And the work in GCC countries.
Prime Minister Modi in In recent years, economic relations have strengthened with Energy-rich countries, the top source for The country’s imports of fuel.
