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Lucknow: Islamophobic remarks by a police officer in Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Sambhal district, telling Muslims to \u201cgo to Iran\u201d if they protested against US-Israeli aggression, have sparked widespread criticism from opposition leaders.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, the controversial comments were made by Sambhal Circle Officer (CO) Kuldeep Kumar during a Peace Committee meeting in the Asmoli area, which was attended by local Muslim community members.<\/p>\n
Videos of the meeting circulating online show Kumar warning that anyone expressing concern over the US-Israel-Iran conflict, raising slogans, or displaying posters could face police action if it disturbed local law and order. In the viral clip, Kumar says, \u201cIf some people here are very concerned about the Iran\u2013Israel war and are beating their chests about it, then they should get on a plane and go to Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further threatened: \u201cIf anyone shows support or raises slogans, they will be sent to jail.\u201d<\/p>\n
The officer also criticised social media users who create viral reels about the war, warning that spreading provocative content online would not be tolerated.<\/p>\n
The remarks drew swift condemnation from political leaders. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the officer had no right to threaten citizens for expressing their views. \u201cThis country does not belong to CO Kuldeep Kumar\u2019s father. Every Indian citizen has the democratic right to peaceful protest within the Constitution,\u201d he asserted. Owaisi also accused authorities of applying a double standard, noting that rallies in support of Israel are sometimes allowed while Muslims are warned against expressing concern over the Iran conflict.<\/p>\n
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi condemned the conduct of Sambhal police, asking, \u201cPeople who are protesting in support of Israel, where should they go then? This is not the language of responsibility. In a Peace Committee meeting, the focus should be on peace and brotherhood, not threats.\u201d<\/p>\n
AIMIM Uttar Pradesh president Shaukat Ali also criticised the officer, saying the statements amounted to intimidation. \u201cIf we do anything unconstitutional, file a case. But sitting in a Peace Committee meeting and threatening Muslims is unacceptable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lucknow: Islamophobic remarks by a police officer in Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Sambhal district, telling Muslims to \u201cgo to Iran\u201d if they protested against US-Israeli aggression, have sparked widespread criticism from opposition leaders. According to Kashmir Media Service, the controversial comments were made by Sambhal Circle Officer (CO) Kuldeep Kumar during a Peace Committee meeting in the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":187906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t