By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee’s close aid and Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim has hinted at the state government’s reluctance to allow the controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen in Kolkata.
Speaking at a function organized on the occasion of the Minority Rights Day on 18th December, in Kolkata, Firhad Hakim, alias Bobby Hakim said that there is no place for the woman in state, who hurts the sentiments of the Muslims, without actually naming the author.
He also said people like Salman Rushdie, who write against Islam are not welcome in the state.
Firhad Hakim speaking in a program on the occasion of Minority Rights Day in Kolkata.
He said that to maintain the communal harmony in the state, the controversial author, who has been living in exile in Delhi, after she was forced to leave Kolkata, could not be allowed to enter the city.
He also took a dig at the Congress led central government, which according to him, plays the minority cards, but at the same time has let the author stay in Delhi. He also alleged that the central government pressurized the state to even let her stay in Kolkata.
Hakim also claimed that the Muslims under Mamata Banerjee are getting due justice and shares in welfare schemes.