Nupur Sharma row: Protests continue, houses of protesters demolished in UP
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi/Kolkata: Protests and the imposition of curfews continued in several states over the two erstwhile BJP spokespersons remarks over Prophet Mohammad. Heavy police deployment was seen in Silchar, Ranchi, Howrah, Prayagraj and parts of Jammu and Kashmir after violent protests over derogatory comments on Prophet Mohammed by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. To tackle the protests in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government continues with its “bulldozing” techniques after these were reported from Prayagraj, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Hathras and Kanpur since the Friday prayers in mosques. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday strongly opposed the demolition drive in the state, saying it was Nupur Sharma who should face action over her comments but instead “peaceful protesters are being punished”. In UP’s Bhadohi, a case was registered at Gopiganj police station after a procession was taken out on Saturday evening despite prohibitory orders being in place in support of Nupur Sharma.