By TON Research Desk

Recently, the Muslims around the globe highly protested against blasphemous remarks regarding the Holiest and Noble Person of humanity Hazart Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W). The Muslims throughout the world demanded the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal for committing such heinous crime which also shows the increasing menace of Blasphemy in India.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a belated action cracked down on two-party spokespersons and Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal expelled them from the party for their derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) which sparked outrage in the Islamic world.

Tensions are also running high in connections with mosque-temple rows such as the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Masjid and the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid disputes.

The BJP’s statement, issued before firing the spokespersons that the party “respects all religions”, “condemns abuses of any religious personality”, and “opposes any ideology which insults any sect or religion”. As the communal clashes broke out in Kanpur last week in the wake of Sharma’s remarks, however, it could have been averted if she had been promptly brought to book.

Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal are not the only leaders in the country who make hate remarks, the list of such leaders is long but no action has been taken against them. Junior leaders take their cues from senior leaders. The BJP should adopt a clarified stance in a bid to not erupt because maintaining that “anything wrong must be nipped in the bud”.

On June 2, the RSS chief addressed a gathering of swayamsevaks in Nagpur in which he emphasized a Shivling in every mosque. The RSS chief statement has shown his “bigoted mindset” and is tantamount to exacerbating the “masjid-mandir” (mosque-temple) conflicts and communal strife.

As it is crystal clear, Islam was spread in India by Muslim Sufi saints through their messages of peace and harmony in their shrines without any force. If Muslims are targeted over these disputes, it would lead to a civil war and frustrate the country’s progress.

The BJP’s decision to take disciplinary action against Sharma and Jindal is a “right but a delayed decision. It says if the government had promptly acted against Sharma and the TV channel where she peddled hate then Kanpur clashes would not have occurred.

It is implicit that the BJP took the decision to expel its members from the party because of the reaction and outrage from the Gulf countries. India was fearful to see the boycott of Indian products in Arab countries as “super stores in Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar has announced to abandon and ban the Indian products.

The incumbent BJP government is following Israel’s Palestinian “targeting” the Muslim community in the country. India-Israel relations have got a major boost ever since the Modi-led government took over and the ruling party has been cleared following the prejudice of Israel’s bulldozer policy India against the Muslims.

The BJP authorities have demolished Muslim properties in several BJP-ruled states claiming they are “unlawful constructions”. In contrast, the incumbent Indian government is following the Israeli footsteps to demolish the Palestinian homes to pave the way for the Jewish settlements.

If such racial policies continue then the further dismemberment of India is imminent in the future as happened in the case of the former USSR. Now in this context, the government should take proper steps to crush the menace with an iron hand.

The Indian government should give exemplary punishments to those who committed the blasphemy against Hazart Mohammad (S.A.W) the most sacred and pious person of humanity, if it is really serious and want to finish the menace of Blasphemy in India.