If regulation doesn’t act in opposition to Nupur Sharma, incorrect message could be despatched out: Left events
By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Left events on Friday sought an apology from suspended BJP chief Nupur Sharma for her latest remarks on Prophet Mohammad, and stated if the regulation didn’t act in opposition to her, it could ship out a incorrect message.
The Supreme Court on Friday got here down closely on Sharma for her controversial feedback, saying her “loose tongue” has “set the entire country on fire” and that she is “single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country”.
Refusing to entertain Sharma’s plea for clubbing of FIRs lodged in numerous states in opposition to her for the comment, the bench held that the remark was made both for reasonable publicity, political agenda or some nefarious actions.
“It is a severe indictment of not Sharma’s views alone but of the misuse of authority the BJP exercises, it is an indictment of the divisiveness BJP promotes and the hate its leaders and trolls consistently fan, putting our country at great risk. It is the BJP that should also apologise and pledge to not indulge in further acts which are anti-Indian, unpatriotic and divisive,” stated CPI(M) common secretary Sitaram Yechury in a tweet.
He stated the get together hoped that motion could be taken in opposition to Sharma.
“We hope that beyond words, if according to Supreme Court, Ms Sharma is responsible for starting the hate spiral & most recent reprehensible cycle of violence, she will be proceeded upon as per law. BJP has suspended her only as of now, under international pressure.”
“But if the law does not act against her and others like her promoted by the party, who sow discord, separatism and damage India, the wrong message would be go out. We would find many more like her mushrooming from the RSS/BJP’s hate factory and on vitriolic TV debates,” Yechury stated.
Comparing the circumstances of Sharma and AltNews co-founder Mohammad Zubair, Yechury stated the highest court docket ought to take cognisance of the latter as properly.
“We were hoping that the Supreme Court will take cognisance of the fact that a fact checker, journalist Mr Mohammed Zubair has been jailed for the flimsiest of reasons, on the prompting of a dubious handle that has now vanished. Police under BJP, only because he pointed out Ms Sharma’s hate-speech has victimised him. He should not have been in jail at all, but encouraged to continue his work as a diligent fact-checker to help counter the polarised, divisive world RSS/BJP has been desperate to shape,” he stated.
CPI MP Binoy Viswam too appreciated the remarks made by the apex court docket on Sharma and in contrast her case with that of Teesta Setalvad and Sreekumar.
“Red carpet for Nupur Sarma, prison cells for Teesta and Sreekumar! Comments from Supreme Court should alert Modi Govt. Irresponsibility, driven by bigotry should n’t be hall mark of any spokesperson. Such elements caused Udaipur incident. They should apologise to People & Nation,” CPI MP Binoy Viswam tweeted.
CPIML common secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya stated that in a manner, the Supreme Court’s comment is an indictment of the current authorities’s “polarising discourse”. “It also amounts to an indictment of the hate-filled polarising discourse promoted by the regime and the impunity granted to hate merchants,” he stated on Twitter.
