IIOJK ulema demand arrest of blasphemer priest
Srinagar: Kashmiri ulema and heads of different religious organisations on Sunday urged India to take immediate legal actions against priest Yati Narsinghanand, based in Ghaziabad in Haryana, for making defamatory remarks against the Prophet of Islam (SAWS).
According to Kashmir Media Service, the signatories, including prominent leaders like senior APHC leader and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Grand Mufti Mufti Nasir-Ul-Islam, expressed deep concern over the inflammatory comments by Narsinghanand, saying the words have hurt the sentiments of the Muslim community and posed a threat to communal harmony.
“Freedom of speech is a fundamental right in any democratic society, but it cannot be a license to spread hate and cause deep hurt to the religious sentiments and of an entire community. India is a land of many religions and ethnicities, where respect for all religions should be paramount. Such remarks are not only offensive but also divisive and pose a threat to communal harmony and peace,” they said in a letter to Indian Home Minister Amit Shah.
Ulema of Jammu , Kashmir and Ladakh jointly called for immediate action against defamatory remarks threatening communal harmony and demanded that India take appropriate legal action against Narsinghanand, respecting the sanctity of the faith of Muslims.
“We hope that you will address this sensitive matter with seriousness and that necessary steps will be taken to restore peace and harmony among all communities,” the letter reads.
Protests were held in Jammu and Rajouri against the controversial priest for making blasphemous comments against the holy Prophet.
Many representatives of Sikhs and the state president of the All India Confederation of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Classes, RK Kalsotra, also participated in the protest. KMS-10K
