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US Condemns Nupur Sharma’s Anti-Prophet Remarks

New Delhi: The US on Thursday condemned remarks about Prophet Mohammed made by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

“We condemn the offensive comments made by two BJP officials and we were glad to see that the party publicly condemns those comments,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.

“We regularly engage with the Indian government at senior levels on human rights concerns including freedom of religion or belief and we encourage India to promote respect for human rights,” news agency AFP quoted him as saying.

 

OB Bureau

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