Huge Protests Erupt At Jama Masjid, Delhi Over Derogatory Remarks About Prophet Muhammad.

Protests rocked Jama Masjid in Delhi on Friday against the remarks made by two Bharatiya Janata Party spokespersons about Prophet Muhammad.

However, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid said that the mosque committee did not call for protest, according to ANI.

Scores of people, carrying placards, shouted slogans against Nupur Sharma protested at Jama Masjid, Delhi.

A senior police officer said that while some of the demonstrators left the site after some time, others continued to protest.

“No call for protest given by Masjid. We don’t know who are the ones protesting, I think they belong to AIMIM or are Owaisi’s people. We made it clear that if they want to protest, they can, but we will not support them,” Shahi Imam, Jama Masjid told media persons.

The controversy erupted after Nupur Sharma’s remarks against the minorities. Some Gulf countries have lodged their protest.

However, India on Thursday reiterated that the controversial remarks concerning Prophet Mohammad do not reflect the views of the Government and added that action has been taken by concerned quarters against those who made the comments.

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, while addressing a media briefing on Thursday, said, “We have made it pretty clear that the tweets and comments do not reflect views of the government. This has been conveyed to our interlocutors as also the fact that action has been taken by concerned quarters against those who made the comments and tweets.”