New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday came down heavily on Delhi Minority Commission Chairman Zafarul-Islam Khan for "thanking" Kuwait for its "support" to Indian Muslims against what he called "Hindutva bigots". It also demanded his resignation.
"I condemn the language used by the Aam Aadmi Party leader; there should be a probe against him. No country has any right to interfere in internal matters of India," BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said in a video message here.
He said India has the largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia and they have every right like that of any other citizen of the country. "Few people have now taken upon themselves to defame India".
"An incident or two cannot define what India is for its Muslims," he said, demanding action against him.
"Nobody should be given the right to defame the country," he said, urging authorities to take strong action against him.
Similar views were expressed by another senior leader of the BJP, Zafar Islam, who said Khan's was a politically motivated statement.
BJP leader, Shazia Ilmi, has also demanded Khan's resignation. "This bigot must resign immediately," she said.
In a social media post on Tuesday, Khan had said, "Thank you Kuwait for standing with the Indian Muslims! The Hindutva bigots calculated that given the huge economic stakes involved, the Muslim and Arab world will not care about the persecution of Muslims in India."
Khan further said, "The bigots forgot that Indian Muslims enjoy huge goodwill in the eyes of the Arab and Muslim world for their services over centuries to Islamic causes, excellence in Islamic and Arabic scholarship, and cultural and civilisational gifts to world heritage."
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