Rajasthan: BJP councillor quits party over Nupur Sharma's Prophet remark
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Jaipur: BJP councillor at Kota Municipal Coroporation put down her papers, protesting against Nupur Sharma's controversial remarks on prophet Muhammad on Monday.
Tabassum Mirza, BJP's councillor from ward number 14 handed in her resignation to party's state unit chief Satish Poonia and Kota district president Krishan Kumar Soni.
In her letter to Soni, Mirza, who joined BJP around 10 years ago, said she was resigning from the party's primary membership as it was difficult for her to continue in the party in the ongoing circumstances.
In a separate letter to Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia, Mirza expressed regret on being a member of the party, saying that the party failed to control its functionaries who have been criticising her "Nabi".
"If I continue to be member of BJP and support it despite there being so much (against Prophet), there would be none other bigger offender than me. Now my consciousness has awakened and I can no longer continue to work in the party," she wrote to the party's state chief.
When contacted, Mirza said she sent her resignation letter to Poonia and Soni through email and post.
Meanwhile, Soni denied having received any resignation letter on email or by post. "I have not received any resignation from a party councillor," Soni said.
Source: PTI, with minor edits
