AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that the Bharatiya Janata Party took action against Nupur Sharma only when "something happened in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain". "After 10 days PM Narendra Modi said to suspend (Nupur Sharma). No action was taken when we were saying, raising the issue. They acted when something happened in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain," he said while addressing a gathering.

The BJP on Sunday suspended its spokesperson Nupur Sharma from the party`s primary membership after her alleged inflammatory remarks against minorities. Sharma, however, after the party action against her, apologised for her remarks. India, in response to the sharp reactions, said that it had taken strong action against those who made controversial remarks against minorities.