Don't lose freedom for economic reasons, says Dutch MP who backed Nupur Sharma
India Today
Dutch MP Geert Wilders, who came out in support of now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in the row over remarks on the Prophet, said a country should not lose freedom for economic reasons.
Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, who supported suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in the wake of outrage over her remarks on the Prophet Muhammad, said nobody should be punished or apologise for speaking the 'truth', adding that a nation shouldn't lose freedom for economic reasons.
Freedom is at stake, claimed Wilders, elaborating that democracies such as India and Netherlands have a rule of law, courts to decide if one oversteps the mark and not mobs who threaten to kill anybody.
"You can like or dislike what she [Nupur Sharma] said, but she has the right to speak out," the Dutch lawmaker stated, adding that freedom of speech is one of the most important values in a democracy.
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Nupur Sharma came under fire after she commented on the Prophet Muhammad during a TV news debate. Geert Wilders told India Today that he too received death threats for backing the remarks made by her.
