ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “Indian officials step up arrests, demolish houses to stop unrest over anti-Islam remarks | The World” – below is their description.
The backlash against offensive comments about the Prophet Muhammad continues in India. There are reports officials have been bulldozing homes belonging to protest leaders in the state of Uttar Pradesh. A spokesperson for prime minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party sparked anger at home and abroad last month when she made comments considered offensive to Islam on a news program. Journalist Barkha Dutt tells The World the situation has triggered “a wide debate and a lot of anger” in some sections in India.
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