Prophet Row: Nupur Sharma withdraws plea to club multiple FIRs after SC reprimands her and refuses to entertain petition

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma while hearing her petition to club all FIRs against her over remarks on Prophet Mohammed.

The vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala slammed Nupur for making "disturbing" statements against the Prophet Mohammed on the national television. It also noted that she tendered a mere "conditional apology", that too after a public uproar against her remarks.

The Court also made a reference to the Udaipur killing during the hearing and said Sharma, with her "loose tongue", made irresponsible comments without thinking of the consequences.

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The Supreme Court was of the view that merely being the spokesperson of a national political party does not give any person a license to say such disturbing things. 

It added,"These are not religious people at all, they make statements to provoke."

The Supreme Court also expressed its reservation on Sharma bypassing the lower courts and directly approaching the apex court.

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The Top Court also slammed the police for not taking any appropriate action even after FIRs filed against her. 

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