Several leading Muslim organisations have come to the fore in condemning the murder of a tailor in Udaipur over his posts on social media in support of the now-suspended BJP leader, Nupur Sharma over her alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammed. These organisations have demanded exemplary punishment for the culprits.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has issued a press release condemning the Udaipur murder it said, “taking the law into your own hands is highly condemnable, regrettable and un-Islamic”.
The Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind too has condemned the incident and in a statement said, “The act is a crime in the eyes of law, and our religion does not allow this.” He also said that this incident cannot be justified in any way and no one has the right to take law into their own hands.
The Mushawarat President Navaid Hamid said, “The gruesome beheading in Udaipur is anti-Islamic and an open case of hate crime. Prophet Muhammad had never harmed anybody in his entire life. Those pretending to indulge in crime because of the Prophet’s love are criminals and need the harshest punishment as per the law.”
He further said, “I earnestly appeal to PM @narendramodi to urgently consider addressing the nation for maintaining peace, calm and soothing sentiments.”
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind tweeted, “The Udaipur incident is barbaric, Uncivilized and there is no room for Justification of violence in Islam. We strongly condemn it. No citizen should take law in his own hands. Let the law prevail.”
It further said, “The culprits should be dealt with according to the law of the land. In any case, Peace should not be disturbed. Nobody should try to take the advantage of this ugly crime.”
AIMIM president and MP, Asaduddin Owaisi said, “I condemn the gruesome murder in Udaipur Rajasthan. There can be no justification for it. Our party’s consistent stand is to oppose such violence. No one can take law into their own hands. We demand that the state govt take the strictest possible action. Rule of law must be upheld.”
Leaders like Salman Khurshid have also condemned the incident and termed it heinous, he said, “Udaipur killing most heinous and regrettable irrespective of the provocation assumed. We cannot allow our nation to be torn apart in this inhuman manner. No religion approves of killing human beings. Let us reaffirm positivity of faith.”
