A BJP leader has been arrested for making disrespectful tweets about Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on Twitter

According to India Today, Harshit Srivastava of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was jailed in Kanpur for posting abusive tweets about Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

This occurred just days after violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh city, when BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma — who has since been suspended — made insulting statements about Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

The arrested leader is a member of the BJP's Youth Wing and student council, and his tweets have since been removed.

The government's position is clear. "Anyone who seeks to incite a communal conflict or disrupt social harmony will face unbiased and severe punishment," the commissioner added.

The BJP leaders' views drew criticism from Muslim countries, and Sharma and another BJP politician, Naveen Kumar Jindal, were suspended as a result.