Mass rallies were held in various parts of India to protest against offensive statements against the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) by officials of the ruling party.
Indian news agency Asian News International reported that thousands of Muslims took to the streets after Friday prayers, calling for tough action against representatives of India’s Bharatiya Janata party.
The agency said mass rallies were held at the Old University Mosque in Delhi and Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi calling for the arrest of a spokesman for the Indian Bharatiya Janat Party and a media chief in Delhi for statements insulting the Prophet Muhammad. , peace be upon him.
Mass rallies and protests also took place in the cities of the states of New Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and West Bengal.
