MUMBAI: Indian police detained a state lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party on suspicion of “promoting enmity in name of religion” after Muslim groups demanded his arrest for his comments about Prophet (PBUH). Detention of T Raja Singh, a lawmaker in southern state of Telangana comes months after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suspended a spokesperson for her remarks on Prophet (PBUH) that had led to a diplomatic backlash against India. “He has been charged with promoting enmity in name of religion,” Joel Davis, a senior police official in Hyderabad city told Reuters. “We have detained him and we will arrest him. This about recent video that he posted.

” BJP lawmaker had uploaded a video that contained blasphemous remarks about Prophet (PBUH). Singh could not be reached for comment. Hindu nationalist BJP would examine Singh’s remarks and take action if he was found to have violated its code, party spokesperson K Krishna Rao told News18 channel. Hundreds of Muslims protested against Singh evening after video appeared on social media, footage from media showed.–Agencies

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 24 2022

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