Ali Haider Naqvi booked for supporting Nupur Sharma [ Uttar Pradesh, India]

[ Reported as seen]

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell member, Ali Haider Naqvi was booked for publishing a post supporting former BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma by Raebareli Police. As per reports, Naqvi has been booked under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 66 of the IT Act.

The now-deleted Twitter post, Naqvi said, “I was not coming out openly in her support as I was afraid my party may dismiss me to satisfy the ‘peaceful.’ But, a learned person once told me if I want to live a proud life, I have to listen to my heart. Thus, it does not matter if I stay on this post or not, my support will always be with the lioness of the country Nupur Sharma. It is impossible to suppress the truth.”

Nupur Sharma became a target of Islamists after she quoted a line from Islamic religious scripture. Recently, the Islamists are threatening, killing and resorting to all forms of violence for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad.