Bangladesh’s biggest non-political Islamic platform, Hefazat-e-Islam, on Thursday held a big rally in the capital Dhaka in protest against defamatory com-ments about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by some officials of the Indian ruling party.
Leaders of the organisation called on the Bang-ladeshi government to send a formal condemnation message to the Indian authorities against disrespect to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
If the Indian government fails to punish the of-fenders, it would tarnish the constitutional image of the country as a secular state, Hefazat leader Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury said while addressing the rally.
The participants also chanted slogans against India’s oppressive state policy targeting Muslims for a long time and urged all Muslims across the world to be united against any oppression.
The speakers called for a boycott of Indian products until the country abandons its anti-Muslim stance.
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Last week, the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal, the BJP’s Delhi media head, made insulting remarks about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), triggering a wave of condemnation at home and from the Islamic world.
India, however, on Monday said the remarks do not reflect the views of the government, with the relevant bodies taking strong action against them.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also stressed that they “do not, in any manner, reflect the views of the Government of India.”—AP
