NEW DEHLI
\nThe Indian Supreme Court on Friday berated Nupur Sharma, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party\u2019s (BJP) suspended official whose derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) last month sparked global protests, saying she should \u201capologise to the whole country\u201d.
\n\u201cWe saw the debate on how she was incited. But the way she said all this and later says she was a lawyer, it is shameful. She should apologise to the whole country,\u201d said Justice Surya Kant.
\nSharma, as the BJP\u2019s spokesperson, and another party leader, Naveen Kumar Jindal, had made disrespectful remarks about Holy Prophet (PBUH) last month, drawing criticism and rebuke from across the world, particularly Muslim countries.
\nFor its part, the BJP had suspended Sharma and expelled Jindal after the strong reaction to their comments.
\nHowever, an uproar was witnessed over the remarks across the world and within India, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s party faced condemnation in Muslim countries and other nations. Muslims took to the streets across Asia, including India, where protesters faced a crackdown by Indian authorities.
\nMeanwhile, multiple cases were registered against Sharma in different cities, following which she moved the SC to transfer all cases against her to Delhi, citing threats.
\nAs the SC took up her plea today, it blamed Sharma for \u201cigniting tension\u201d by her derogatory comments about Holy Prophet (PBUH). \u201cShe is single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country\u201d, Indian newspaper quoted.
\n\u201cHer outburst is responsible for the unfortunate incident at Udaipur,\u201d the court added, referring to the grisly beheading of tailor in the Indian city earlier this week.
\nAccording to India Today, the court noted that Sharma\u2019s comments were made either for \u201ccheap publicity, a political agenda or for some nefarious activities\u201d. The court also said that she had \u201cthreatened the security of the nation\u201d.
\n\u201cA spokesperson can\u2019t make such statements. Sometimes power goes into the heads of people and they think they are everything. Why didn\u2019t she (Sharma) file a case against the ones who instigated her to make these statements?\u201d the SC bench said.
\nThe Hindustan Times reported that the court dismissed Sharma\u2019s petition, saying: \u201cWhen you lodge a complaint against someone, that person is arrested but nobody dares to touch you. That shows your clout.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NEW DEHLI The Indian Supreme Court on Friday berated Nupur Sharma, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party\u2019s (BJP) suspended official whose derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) last month sparked global protests, saying she should \u201capologise to the whole country\u201d. \u201cWe saw the debate on how she was incited. But the way she said all this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9244,9245,9246,3971],"class_list":{"0":"post-269291","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-apologise","9":"tag-derogatory-comments","10":"tag-holy-prophet-pbuh","11":"tag-indian-supreme-court"},"yoast_head":"\n