India tightens security after militants threaten attacks over anti-Muslim remarks

People shout slogans as they hold placards during a protest demanding the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party member Nupur Sharma for her comments on Prophet Mohammed, in Ahmedabad, India, June 8, 2022. REUTERSpix: India tightened public security on Wednesday after the circulation of a letter warning of Islamist militant attacks to avenge derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad by an official of the ruling Hindu nationalist party.

“We have also ordered state police to ensure public gatherings or protests are not allowed as they could be targeted by the militant group,“ a senior home ministry official in New Delhi said. Sharma has been suspended from the party while another spokesman, Naveen Kumar Jindal, was expelled over comments he made about Islam on social media.

Instructions have been issued to several senior members of the BJP to be “extremely cautious” when talking about religion on public platforms. India's minority Muslims have felt more pressure on everything from freedom of worship to hijab head scarves under BJP rule. There were Hindu-Muslim clashes during religious processions recently, following deadly riots in 2019-20.

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