Khanqah of Hazrat Reshi and the Jamia Masjid of Anantnag District in South Kashmir

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Protests in Anantnag against BJP member’s comments against Prophet ﷺ

By News Desk

June 11, 2022

Suhail Dar

A protest march was taken out in Anantnag on Saturday to protest against the BJP members insulting the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ on a live TV show on May 26.

Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a march joined by dozens of people raising pro-Islam slogans was taken out from Jamia Masjid Anantnag and culminated peacefully at Lal Chowk of Anantnag.

Peaceful protest at Anantnag #arrestnupursharma #ArrestNupurSharmaBJP #ArrestNupurSharmaBJP she has no rights to hurt any religious sentiments that lead to deaths and communal violence in the country we appeal our pm @narendramodi give us justice pic.twitter.com/TQBzrgEaSB

— Barika khan (@Barika_mukhtar) June 11, 2022

Several parts of the south Kashmir town including Court Road are observing a shutdown to protest against the disrespectful remarks made by the BJP spokesperson.

Pertinently, a shutdown was observed in Srinagar on Friday to demand the arrest of Nupur Sharma, the accused spokesperson.