New Delhi

Cutting across party lines, political parties have expressed shock at the gruesome murder of a tailor in Udaipur for a social media post where he had defended the now suspended BJP spokesperson, Nupur Sharma.

AIMIM Chief Asduddin Owaisi said there cannot be any justification for such a horrendous act.

I condemn the gruesome murder in Udaipur Rajasthan. There can be no justification for it. Our party’s consistent stand is to oppose such violence. No one can take law in their own hands. We demand that the state govt takes strictest possible action. Rule of law must be upheld 1/3

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) June 28, 2022

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi whose party is in power in Rajasthan took to social media to condemn the murder.

He tweeted, “I am deeply shocked by the heinous murder in Udaipur”.

“Brutalism in the name of religion cannot be tolerated. Those who spread terror due to this cruelty should be punished immediately”, he added.

उदयपुर में हुई जघन्य हत्या से मैं बेहद स्तब्ध हूं।

धर्म के नाम पर बर्बरता बर्दाश्त नहीं की जा सकती। इस हैवानियत से आतंक फैलाने वालों को तुरंत सख़्त सज़ा मिले।

हम सभी को साथ मिलकर नफ़रत को हराना है। मेरी सभी से अपील है, कृपया शांति और भाईचारा बनाए रखें।

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 28, 2022

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Aam Party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that the “Udaipur incident is very horrifying and gruesome. We condemn this in the strongest terms”.

उदयपुर की वारदात बेहद भयावह और वीभत्स है। ऐसे नृशंस कृत्य की सभ्य समाज में कोई जगह नहीं है। हम इसकी कड़े शब्दों में निंदा करते हैं। इस वारदात को अंजाम देने वाले अपराधियों को कड़ी सज़ा दी जाए।

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 28, 2022

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has also expressed his shock and grief at the beheading incident: