• 'Must apologise to the nation,' SC critisizes Nupur Sharma in Prophet Row

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    'Must apologise to the nation,' SC critisizes Nupur Sharma in Prophet Row

    "We watched the discussion about how she was incited." But it's shameful how she stated all of this and then claimed to be a lawyer. The judge remarked, "She should have apologized to the nation on broadcast."

    Digital Desk: The Supreme Court
    slammed suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Friday for making
    controversial comments about Prophet Mohammed during a TV show, saying she
    "is solely responsible for what is happening in the country" and that
    she "must apologise to the country."



    Presiding over a two-judge vacation
    bench, Kant made the remarks while hearing Sharma's plea for the clubbing of
    the various FIRs filed against her in different states over the remarks.



    "Does
    she pose a security risk or has she become a security risk?" The way she
    has sparked emotions all over the country, "This lady is solely
    responsible for what is happening in the country," Justice Surya Kant
    said, as senior advocate Maninder Singh pointed out that she was facing life
    threats.



    She had
    issued a formal apology, according to Singh, but Justice Kant said that it was
    "too late to retract" and that it had been done "conditionally,
    admitting that sensibilities were wounded."



    "We watched the discussion about
    how she was incited." But it's shameful how she stated all of this and
    then claimed to be a lawyer. The judge remarked, "She should have apologized to the nation on broadcast."



    In response to her direct approach to
    the Supreme Court, the judge stated that "the petition smacks of her
    arrogance, that the Magistrates of the country are too small for her."
    "What if she is the spokesperson for a political party?" "She
    believes she has backup power and that she can make any statement she wants
    without regard to the law of the land," Justice Kant said. Sharma made the
    remarks on May 27 during a debate on the Gyanvapi mosque issue.



    In
    his critique of the TV debate, Justice Kant questioned why it chose a
    contentious topic. "What was the point of the TV debate?" Is there
    only a fan agenda? "Why did they choose a contentious topic?" he
    inquired. When it was pointed out that the remarks were in response to a question
    from the anchor, the judge said there should have been a case against the host.



    Singh stated
    that such an intention did not exist. "The shivling was repeatedly
    described as nothing more than a fountain or a fawarra. The opposing debater,
    not the anchor, stated this." "If this is the position," the
    senior counsel says, "then every citizen will have no right to
    speak."



    The court also questioned the Delhi Police's response in
    the case "What action has the Delhi Police taken? Don't force us to open
    our mouths."



    Finally, the Supreme Court refused to
    grant Nupur Sharma relief.