Rs 5 lakh reward on Taslima's head

UNDER WATCH: AIMPB (Jadeed) says Centre is hurting Muslims\' sentiment by not banning Taslima\'s entry in India.

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New Delhi: Raising the communal pitch just ahead of the crucial Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the All India Muslim Personal Board (Jadeed) on Thursday criticised the Centre for not banning the entry of Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen in India and announced a reward of Rupees 5 lakh on Nasreen’s head.

AIMPB (Jadeed) president Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan said the Centre was deliberately hurting sentiments of Muslims by not banning her entry to the country.

Addressing the board's annual meeting at Bareilly, he said the reward announcement will become operational if New Delhi does not restrict her entry into the country.

Noting that Nasreen had made "derogatory references against Prophet Mohammad in her writings," Tauqeer said: "We demand that the government ban her entry into the country. If it is not done, anyone who beheads her will be given a reward of Rs 5 lakh," he said.

The board had earlier elected Maulana Tauseef Raza Khan as its new president.