Blood donation camp in Odisha to protest against Prophet remarks
India Today
People from the Muslim community organised a blood donation camp in Odisha's Bharak on Friday.
People from the Muslim community organised a blood donation camp in Odisha's Bharak on Friday to mark their protest against the inflammatory remarks issued by the now suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Madina Maidan after the Friday Namaz was over and raised slogans demanding arrest of Nupur Sharma for her controversial remark on Prophet Muhammad.
The protestors burnt effigies of Nupur Sharma and demanded her arrest. On the sidelines, they also organised a blood donation camp at the Madina Maidan.
The protestors had earlier also sought permission to take out a massive rally in Bhadrak town, however, fearing a threat to law and order the district administration had denied the permission for the rally.
"We are a secular country, every citizen must respect each other’s religion. Hurting anybody’s religious sentiments is not acceptable. We demand the immediate arrest of BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma," Sheikh Abdul Bari, a protestor, told media.
Nupur Sharma’s remarks on national television during a debate caused a massive international outrage, with several countries condemning her comments. The Bharatiya Janata Party suspended her last week following global enrage.
Delhi Police has registered an FIR against 31 people, including AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand, and filed a separate case against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for allegedly spreading hate and hurting religious sentiments.
