MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi gets threats, like J&K editor

HYDERABAD: MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has received threats from some social media accounts that reportedly issued death threats to Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bhukari, who was killed last week. Mr Owaisi is facing criticism for his refusal to accept the UN report on alleged human rights violations in Kashmir.
Mr Syed Abdul Kashaf, MIM social media head, said he had taken the issue to the notice  of Twitter India, which had suspended the accounts.

The AIMIM on Monday said its chief Asaduddin Owaisi has received death threats over his criticism of a United Nations report, which sought to indict India over alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. The threats were issued from some social media accounts, which were used to threat Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bhukari. The journalist was killed in Kashmir last week.

Syed Abdul Kashaf, the AIMIM social media head, said he had brought the issue to the notice of the Twitter India, which later suspended those accounts and blocked the tweets. The threats, according to Mr Kashaf, were made from twitter handles like @projectkashmir @im_ kashour @shoukatnanda @npOwernajeeb, @kashur govbalai. He urged Twitter India to check if the accounts are fake or based in Rawalpindi, Sopore or Delhi.

The twitter account ‘@projectkashmir’ has several anti-Owaisi posts including the newspaper clippings and videos. Another twitter handle said, “Dear Asaduddin Owasi, good that you’ve shed your cloak of being a friend of Kashmir and Kashmiris. From now on, for us, you are no better than a Modi or a Shah.” Hyderabad commissioner, Anjani Kumar said they had come to know about the threats and they are taking all measures to ensure his safety.

Meanwhile, Mr Owaisi said that there has “never been a Muslim vote bank”. Reacting to the remarks of minorities minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Mr the AIMIM chief said: “It is a fact that there has never been a Muslim vote bank. The Muslims have always been deceived by saying you have a vote bank. Both parties (BJP and Congress) are now hankering for the Hindu vote bank.”