What exactly did nupur say

  1. Nupur Sharma slammed by SC for controversial remarks on Prophet
  2. Take my words back: BJP's Nupur Sharma after suspension over remarks on Prophet


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Nupur Sharma slammed by SC for controversial remarks on Prophet

Not entertaining her plea to club FIRs against her in different states with the one in Delhi over her remarks on the Prophet, the Supreme Court Friday came down heavily on suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, saying she has a “loose tongue” and is “single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country” including in Udaipur where a tailor was hacked to death this week for allegedly sharing her remarks. Stating that Sharma should have “apologised to the nation”, the vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala pulled her up for approaching the Supreme Court directly. Nupur Sharma | Sharma’s petition was filed under the name N V Sharma and Senior Advocate Maninder Singh, who was representing her, said this was done because there was threat to her life. At this, Justice Surya Kant said, “She has threat or she has become a security threat? The way she has ignited emotions across the country, this lady is single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country.” Singh said Sharma had tendered a written apology, but Justice Surya Kant said “she was too late to withdraw” and it was done “conditionally saying sentiments hurt”. “We saw the debate on how she was incited. But the way she said all this… and later says she is a lawyer… it is shameful… she should have gone to the TV and apologised to the nation.” “What if she is the spokesperson of a party? She thinks she has back-up power and can make any statement without respect to the law of the lan...

Take my words back: BJP's Nupur Sharma after suspension over remarks on Prophet

Explaining her stance, she said, "I have been attending TV debates for the past many days where our Mahadev was being insulted and disrespected continuously. It was mockingly being said that it is not Shivling [at Gyanvapi mosque] but a fountain. The Shivling was also being ridiculed by comparing it to roadside signs and poles in Delhi." "I could not tolerate this continuous insult and disrespect towards our Mahadev and I said some things in response to it," Nupur Sharma said. THE SUSPENSION The BJP high command suspended national spokesperson Nupur Sharma over the controversy on Sunday. The party also expelled Delhi BJP's media in-charge Naveen Kumar Jindal from primary membership of the party. In the suspension letter, the party's central disciplinary committee wrote, "You have expressed views contrary to the party's position on various matters... Pending further inquiry, you are suspended from the party and from your responsibilities with immediate effect." THE CONTROVERSY In a recent TV debate on the ongoing Gyanvapi row, Nupur Sharma is believed to have said that certain things from Islamic religious books could be mocked by people. She said Muslims are mocking the Hindu faith and calling the 'Shivling' claimed to have been found inside the mosque complex a fountain. Cases have been registered against Nupur Sharma for hurting religious sentiments in Hyderabad, Pune and Mumbai. On Friday,