Bhopal: A BJP leader has done what many politicians often do – mindlessly open their mouth to court controversy.
Usha Thakur, the MLA from Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow constituency, has advocated a Sharia-like punishment for ‘love jihad criminals’.
The BJP legislator said in Indore that ‘criminals’ who violate the law by indulging in ‘love jihad’ should have their “eyes gouged out and hands chopped off.”
Speaking to PTI on Thursday, Thakur said, “Sharia, the traditional Islamic law, has a provision for such harsh punishments for such criminals.”
The former Culture minister of MP went on to say that “criminals” involved in alleged love jihad cases in Indore and Bhopal “very maliciously say they are doing ‘sawab’ (virtuous) work.”
“If these people are openly violating the anti-love jihad law, then according to Sharia, their eyes should be gouged out and their hands should be chopped off. I think there is a provision for such strict punishment in Sharia for thieves, characterless people and criminals who spoil the lives of other people,” Thakur said.
“If such evil people are caught (by the police), they will not be spared. Their houses, property, and everything will be confiscated, and they will roam the road as beggars. Only then will they stop doing such demonic acts,” she added.
A special investigation team (SIT) was formed by Madhya Pradesh police earlier this month to investigate alleged cases of love jihad in the state.
The SIT probe came in the wake of a rape and blackmail case in Bhopal, in which a group of men was accused of raping college students while hiding their religious identity.
