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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Subrata Nag Choudhury

Protests by Indian Muslims continue, as lawyers condemn state response

FILE PHOTO: Muslims listen to a speaker during a protest demanding the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Nupur Sharma for her comments on Prophet Mohammed, in Kolkata, India, June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Thousands of Muslims marched in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Tuesday in a second week of protests, while six prominent former judges said a state government had acted illegally by demolishing the house of a Muslim activist.

Muslims have taken to the streets across India to protest against anti-Islamic comments made by two members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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