New Delhi: Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, who was staying at the Rajasthan House in Delhi, has been shifted to an undisclosed location in New Delhi.
Taslima was shifted to the new location in two Intelligence Bureau cars at around 0045 hrs, IST on Tuesday. She has been provided with Y category security.
Sources told CNN-IBN that the Central Government has given her the option to move to Thailand.
Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who has been already under fire for his mishandling of the Nandigram situation, welcomed the author back but later did a U-turn and denied ever having taken a stand to ask her to come back to the state.
Meanwhile, the political blame game has started over Taslima. The BJP has asked the Centre to grant her asylum as a political refugee just like Tibetan refugees.
The BJP lapped up the opportunity to take on the Government and upped its ante on Taslima’s presence in the country, accusing the Centre of bowing to Islamic fundamentalists.
The Congress, however, finds itself defending its Left ally.
However, the controversial novelist longs to be unhindered.
"The Indian Government has given adequate security to me," she said, "(but) I dream of walking around freely on streets." She added, "I am a writer, and I only want to write."
Speaking to CNN-IBN about the entire episode, Taslima said, "The Government should not give in to dictates of fundamentalists. I think, if we allow fundamentalists to go unopposed, no society will be safe."
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