People from the Muslim community shout slogans during their protest over controversial remarks made by two now-suspended BJP leaders about Prophet Mohammad, in Ranchi on June 10. (PTI Photo)
New Delhi, June 10 (PTI): Amid protests over controversial remarks made by two now-suspended BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammad, the apex child rights body NCPCR said on Friday that children were used in many of these "violent demonstrations" and that it would take strict legal action in the matter.
Protests erupted in several parts of the country, including outside Delhi's Jama Masjid, with hundreds of people demanding the arrest of Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal over their controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammad.
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chief Priyank Kanoongo has claimed that children were used in many of these "violent demonstrations".
"Instances of use of children in violent demonstrations have come to notice again today. Strict legal action will be taken and not a single extremist ('charampanthi') will be spared," Kanoongo said in a tweet in Hindi.
He said there are laws in place and the NCPCR will not let children be used by these extremists .
"We will look into all the protests where children were used and then we will issue individual notices to police to take action against people who used children and also seek registration of FIR against them, Kanoongo told PTI.
Earlier, the NCPCR chief had asked the Uttar Pradesh Police to probe if children were engaged by "anti-social" elements in the recent communal violence in Kanpur.
The communal violence in parts of Kanpur during protests against the remarks on Prophet Mohammad last week left at least 40 people, including 20 police personnel, injured.
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Source: PTI
