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MIM: She will be killed next time
Hyderabad, Aug. 9: The Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen has warned that it will not allow Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen to go back alive if she dared to come back to the city while the Majlis Bachao Tehreek claimed that their plan to kill her was foiled by the MIM attack. Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy and Home Minister K. Jana Reddy, who restricted themselves to a cursory condemnation of the attack on the writer, chose not to react to these open threats obviously because of political reasons. Police also claimed that they had not come across the statements.
âWe are very proud of our MLAs and activists who assaulted her,â said MIM leader and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi. âWe will implement the fatwa issued against Taslima if she comes to the city again.â The MIM leader felt it was not wrong to make such a threat though he was an MLA who took oath on the Constitution. âFirst of all I am a Muslim,â he said. âSo I have to vent my anger against a person who insults Islam. Then only I can think of my responsibility as an MLA. As we are protecting the sanctity of Islam, we are not at fault.â Meanwhile, Home Minister K. Jana Reddy said the government would review the sections under which the cases were booked against the MIM MLAs if necessary.
He said this after it was pointed out the MIM MLAs who attacked Taslima had merely been booked for rioting while Congress MLA P. Janardhan Reddyâs son was booked for attempt to murder after a road brawl recently. The MIM leaders refused to express any regret over the incident. Mr Owaisi, for instance, recalled that Hindu fundamentalists had attacked M.F. Hussain alleging that he had insulted Goddess Saraswati through his paintings. âWe also condemned him,â he reminded.
When asked if he was equating himself with the mob that attacked Mr Hussain, he avoided a direct answer. âInstead of filing cases against us, police should book case against the organisers for allowing Taslima to make provocative speeches against Islaa m,â he said. MIM president Salahuddin Owaisi also asked the Centre not to give asylum to the writer, who has been disowned by her homeland Bangladesh.
At the same time, the Majlis Bachao Tehreek made an even more alarming claim that they had been planning to kill Taslima. âWe were all set to kill her,â said Majidullah Khan Farhat, official spokesman of the party. âThe MIM activists attacked her with flowers and foiled our plans. It is shameful on their part to stage such a drama.â
City police commissioner Balwinder Singh, however, said that the statements of MIM and MBT had not come to his notice. âAs soon as we notice them, we will take appropriate steps,â he said. :rotfl:The home minister was also hard put to explain why cases were booked against MIM MLAs on âlighterâ sections and why the police were treating the issue as a protest and not an attack. âIt depends on the police officer. The government can review it and alter sections. We can take action against the police officer if he is found to have put the wrong sections intentionally,â he said.
The home minister joked that the police could only book a petty case of abuse even if someone hurts another personâs feelings using the filthiest language. âWe condemn the incident and will take action,â was the cryptic reaction of the chief minister soon after the attack. He remained incommunicado after that. The CMO also did not comment on the threat by Mr Owaisi that his party would harm Taslima if she came to Hyderabad again.
Sources in the CMO said that the government did not want to antagonise either the MIM or Muslims in the run up to the elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Moreover, the Congress would need the support of the MIM to checkmate the TRS in Telangana in the Assembly polls. Meanwhile, the police have stepped up security arrangements at the Mecca Masjid and several other parts of old city in the wake of the Friday prayers. The old city has been put on alert and additional platoons of Rapid Action Force were posted at the mosque.
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MIM: She will be killed next time
Hyderabad, Aug. 9: The Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen has warned that it will not allow Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen to go back alive if she dared to come back to the city while the Majlis Bachao Tehreek claimed that their plan to kill her was foiled by the MIM attack. Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy and Home Minister K. Jana Reddy, who restricted themselves to a cursory condemnation of the attack on the writer, chose not to react to these open threats obviously because of political reasons. Police also claimed that they had not come across the statements.
âWe are very proud of our MLAs and activists who assaulted her,â said MIM leader and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi. âWe will implement the fatwa issued against Taslima if she comes to the city again.â The MIM leader felt it was not wrong to make such a threat though he was an MLA who took oath on the Constitution. âFirst of all I am a Muslim,â he said. âSo I have to vent my anger against a person who insults Islam. Then only I can think of my responsibility as an MLA. As we are protecting the sanctity of Islam, we are not at fault.â Meanwhile, Home Minister K. Jana Reddy said the government would review the sections under which the cases were booked against the MIM MLAs if necessary.
He said this after it was pointed out the MIM MLAs who attacked Taslima had merely been booked for rioting while Congress MLA P. Janardhan Reddyâs son was booked for attempt to murder after a road brawl recently. The MIM leaders refused to express any regret over the incident. Mr Owaisi, for instance, recalled that Hindu fundamentalists had attacked M.F. Hussain alleging that he had insulted Goddess Saraswati through his paintings. âWe also condemned him,â he reminded.
When asked if he was equating himself with the mob that attacked Mr Hussain, he avoided a direct answer. âInstead of filing cases against us, police should book case against the organisers for allowing Taslima to make provocative speeches against Islaa m,â he said. MIM president Salahuddin Owaisi also asked the Centre not to give asylum to the writer, who has been disowned by her homeland Bangladesh.
At the same time, the Majlis Bachao Tehreek made an even more alarming claim that they had been planning to kill Taslima. âWe were all set to kill her,â said Majidullah Khan Farhat, official spokesman of the party. âThe MIM activists attacked her with flowers and foiled our plans. It is shameful on their part to stage such a drama.â
City police commissioner Balwinder Singh, however, said that the statements of MIM and MBT had not come to his notice. âAs soon as we notice them, we will take appropriate steps,â he said. :rotfl:The home minister was also hard put to explain why cases were booked against MIM MLAs on âlighterâ sections and why the police were treating the issue as a protest and not an attack. âIt depends on the police officer. The government can review it and alter sections. We can take action against the police officer if he is found to have put the wrong sections intentionally,â he said.
The home minister joked that the police could only book a petty case of abuse even if someone hurts another personâs feelings using the filthiest language. âWe condemn the incident and will take action,â was the cryptic reaction of the chief minister soon after the attack. He remained incommunicado after that. The CMO also did not comment on the threat by Mr Owaisi that his party would harm Taslima if she came to Hyderabad again.
Sources in the CMO said that the government did not want to antagonise either the MIM or Muslims in the run up to the elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Moreover, the Congress would need the support of the MIM to checkmate the TRS in Telangana in the Assembly polls. Meanwhile, the police have stepped up security arrangements at the Mecca Masjid and several other parts of old city in the wake of the Friday prayers. The old city has been put on alert and additional platoons of Rapid Action Force were posted at the mosque.
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