Blasphemous remarks
\n\u2018Saffron terrorists\u2019 should now await their end in major cities, warns Indian subcontinent chapter of terror outfit
\nnew delhi
\nAl-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has threatened to carry out suicide attacks in different Indian states in the wake of derogatory remarks made by members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
\nIn a threating letter dated June 6, the AQIS said it would launch suicide attacks to \u201cfight for the honour of the Prophet (PBUH)\u201d.
\n\u201cA few days ago, the propagators and flag bearers of Hindutva \u2013 a system and philosophy hostile to the religion and Shariah of Allah \u2013 insulted and slandered the purest of beings, the most honourable after God himself, Muhammad al Mustafa, Ahmad al Mujtaba, and his noble and pure wife, the mother of the believers, Sayyidah Ayesha bint Abu Bakr as Siddeeq in the most vile and evil manner on an Indian TV channel. In response to this affront, the hearts of Muslim[s] all over the world are bleeding and are filled with feelings of revenge and retribution,\u201d the letter said.
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\n\u201cWe warn every audacious and impudent foul mouth of the world, especially the Hindutva terrorists occupying India that we should fight for the dignity of our Prophet (PBUH), we should urge others to fight and die for the honour of our Prophet (PBUH), we should kill those who affront our Prophet (PBUH) and we should bind explosives with our bodies and the bodies of our children to blow away the ranks of those who dare to dishonour our Prophet (PBUH),\u201d the letter warned.
\n\u201cThe saffron terrorists should now await their end in Delhi, Bombay, UP and Gujarat. They should find refuge neither in their homes nor in their fortified army cantonments,\u201d the letter stated.
\nIndia tightens security
\nA federal home ministry official in India said that intelligence agencies were checking the authenticity of the threats issued by the AQIS.
\n\u201cWe have also ordered state police to ensure public gatherings or protests are not allowed as they could be targeted by the militant group,\u201d a senior home ministry official in New Delhi said.
\nThe security threat surfaced days after a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s BJP made the blasphemous comments during a TV debate.
\nBJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma\u2019s remarks sparked uproar among Muslims in India and triggered diplomatic protests from Islamic countries demanding an apology from the Indian government.
\nSharma has been suspended from the party while another spokesman, Naveen Kumar Jindal, was expelled over comments he made about Islam on social media.
\nPolice in northern India arrested a BJP youth leader for posting anti-Muslim comments on social media, along with 50 other people who took part in sporadic unrest among minority Muslims in parts of India last week over Sharma\u2019s remarks.
\nIndia\u2019s foreign ministry said on Monday the offensive tweets and comments did not in any way reflect the government\u2019s views.
\nInstructions have been issued to several senior members of the BJP to be \u201cextremely cautious\u201d when talking about religion on public platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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