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Prophet commentary row: VHP, Bajrang Dal show in Delhi towards violent protest 

Via PTI

NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad and its adolescence wing Bajrang Dal Thursday staged demonstrations right here towards the hot violence in portions of the rustic over the debatable remarks on Prophet Mohammad by way of two now-removed BJP functionaries.

The VHP mentioned the demonstrations had been organised outdoor a minimum of 10 sub-divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM) places of work within the nationwide capital towards the “rising extremist incidents by way of Islamic Jihadi fundamentalists”.

The demonstrators have demanded strict motion towards those that “instigated” those that ended in violent protests after Friday prayers on June 10.

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The VHP-Bajrang Dal protestors outdoor the Nand Nagri’s SDM workplace raised slogans like ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, Vande Mataram and vowed “assaults on Hindus is probably not tolerated”.

“We now have accrued right here to protest towards the final week’s protests throughout India by way of some parts. We call for strict towards those that attempted to instigate folks,” Delhi VHP President Surendra Gupta mentioned.

The statements of former BJP office-bearers Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal on Prophet Muhammad sparked a large controversy which ended in violent protests in different portions of the rustic.

Requested whether or not the VHP helps Sharma’s remark, Gupta mentioned, “I do not wish to touch upon that. We’re right here to protest towards the final week violence.”

Sharma was once suspended by way of the BJP and Jindal expelled from the birthday party.