Former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma has received an arms license to carry firearms for self-defense. Nupur Sharma received rape and death threats from Islamists after her remarks during a TV debate on 26th May 2022. After months of death threats, Nupur Sharma was finally given a gun license to defend herself, but scam-accused Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub has concluded that it is Sharma’s privilege that got her one.
Rama Ayyub, who is accused of embezzling funds acquired in the name of charity, took to Twitter to share the news of Nupur Sharma receiving the gun license with her comment “Privilege”.
Privilege https://t.co/k6oTrxJL4T
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) January 14, 2023
Notably, it wasn’t just Nupur Sharma who faced death threats over the past 7 months. Anyone who dared to support Nupur Sharma online was brutally killed like Kanhaiya Lal and Umesh Kolhe, or was the target of threats from Islamists.
Despite such a grave and clear danger to Nupur Sharma’s life, Rana Ayyub is disappointed that Sharma can now defend herself, and netizens were quick to point it out.
This is EXACTLY what Islamists believe. It’s a privilege for kaafirs to stay alive, let alone try and defend themselves. Thank Rana for giving us a peek into the Islamist mind. https://t.co/JPBsaBut2t
— दिव्या (@divya_16_) January 14, 2023
Rana is upset that Nupur can defend herself… https://t.co/qgnWQh1avV
— Athreyaa (@athreyaa) January 14, 2023
Nupur doesn’t have the freedom to come and air her views on news channels anymore. She can’t walk in a bazaar without worrying who is lurking behind. Nobody knows when her life will become normal. This is not privilege. https://t.co/EitGxb6xgX
— Rohin Makkar (@rohino) January 14, 2023
Some users also pointed out the actual privilege that is enjoyed by the likes of Rana Ayyub as she travels abroad freely despite the findings of the Enforcement Directorate against her.
Nope, after EDs findings someone is traveling free and spreading venom is called Privilege. 🤔 https://t.co/KwpNxzR972
— IamBHARAT@continentHIND (@realind68875735) January 14, 2023
Privilege https://t.co/p7xQ8AdzDk pic.twitter.com/7b03msOL35
— 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗱 (@PramodTater) January 14, 2023
Facing death threats for months, being locked in her own house for months, may seem like a privilege to Rana Ayyub, but for any sensible person, these are genuine grounds to grant a gun license to Nupur Sharma.
