A week after two spokespersons of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party caused a storm at home and abroad with derogatory remarks about Islam and the Prophet, India’s political and diplomatic establishment are still engaged in damage control efforts. Hate speech is not an uncommon feature of public life in India.
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Miscreants in Karnataka’s Belagavi district hung an effigy with a photo of suspended BJP spokesperson, Nupur Sharma. The local police have removed the effigy.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Amrutha Guguloth on Friday said 30 protesters have been arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.