The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), reacting to the suspension of two BJP spokespersons - Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal - from the party over their comments on Prophet Muhammad, has said that mere suspension is inadequate and the two should be "punished strictly".

Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, General Secretary of the AIMPLB, issued a statement saying, "Some activists of the ruling party of the country made objectionable and indecent remarks on the Prophet, it caused severe pain to all the Muslims of the country and at the global level. Due to this, the reputation of the country has been hurt. Suspending the `perpetrators` of such `heinous crimes` from the party is certainly a good thing but it is not enough."