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After Nupur Sharma sparks row with Bahraich violence claims, Congress demands police action

New Delhi: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Nupur Sharma has courted controversy once again with her remarks—subsequently withdrawn—about the death of Ram Gopal Mishra, the 22-year-old killed in the violence in Bahraich last week, spurring the Congress to demand that the Uttar Pradesh Police take action against her for inciting hatred. Mishra was allegedly shot dead during a confrontation on Vijayadashami when a Hindu procession passed through a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood. The incident sparked communal tensions in Bahraich. While addressing a Brahmin conference in UP’s Bulandshahr Sunday, Sharma—who was suspended from the BJP in 2022 after her controversial comments on the Prophet Muhammad—alleged that Mishra had been brutally tortured before being killed. She ...
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BJP panel sitting on her case for over 2 yrs, BJP’s Nupur Sharma eases back into public life

New Delhi: Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Nupur Sharma is back in action, attending seminars, participating in protests and religious programmes, and keeping an active social media presence. But, more than two years since her suspension, her case is still pending before the party’s disciplinary committee. Sharma was suspended from the BJP in June 2022 for making derogatory comments about the Prophet Mohammad during a TV debate appearance in May that year, cutting short her rising star status within the party. At the time, the BJP had in a statement said it “strongly denounces insults of any religious personalities,” and that it “does not promote such people or philosophy”. Sharma withdrew her remarks later in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Since her suspensio...