Will not be surprised if Nupur Sharma contests in 2024 elections: Owaisi

All India MajliseIttehadul Muslimeen AIMIM leader and MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said that he will not be surprised if suspended Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader Nupur Sharma contests from Delhi in Lok Sabha elections in 2024Nupur Sharma a former national spokesperson of the BJP was suspended from the party in June 2022 for her remarks on the Prophet Mohammad during a debate on a news channelDuring the latest podcast with ANI EditorinChief Smita Prakash Owaisi cast aspersions on the BJPs action against Nupur and said She will definitely come back and fight elections for BJPBJP will definitely use her I will not be surprised if she is made a candidate from Delhi in the Lok Sabha elections the AIMIM MP saidNupur Sharmas comments during the news debate in 2022 drew ire from across the nation and abroad and reportedly led to several violent incidents between communities including the stabbing and death of a 54yearold chemist Umesh KolheInvestigators believe that Kolhe was killed in retaliation for the social media post supporting Nupur Kolhe had supported the statements made in May by Sharma on the ProphetOn June 21 2022 Kolhe was killed in Amravati Maharashtra by two motorcycleborne men by slitting his throat In a separate incident a shopkeeper was beheaded by two men in Rajasthans Udaipur for backing Nupur Sharmas remarksIncidents like the Udaipur beheading should be condemned I am against slogans like Sar Tan Se Juda I openly condemn it Such a statement instigates violence I am against violence Owaisi statedAlso Read Pravasi Bharatiyas are brand ambassadors of India on foreign soil PM ModiThe AIMIM leader though questioned how many days Prime Minister Narendra Modis government take to react to Sharmas statementsIt is not the first time Nupur Sharma had come on a television channel She made controversial remarks on a Hindi news channel before as well I am against the threats used against her Owaisi stated as he made it clear Whatever she said is absolutely wrongSharma had later withdrawn her comments and in a statement posted on Twitter said that her intention was not to hurt anyoneReacting to her apology Owaisi said When did she apologise She denied it but did not apologise there is no clearcut apologyShe did not apologise There is no clearcut apology Instead there is a video where she said that Amit Shah gave her confidence by saying we are with you She took the names of BJP leaders he statedThere is a bounty on her head by an international group I condemn this bounty BJP will not remove her I can say it on record Owaisi told ANIThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever