More bounty on “cartoonist’s” head

May 8th, 2006 by Monitor

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(From IBN Live) The leader of one of the major parties in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has added to a growing bounty by promising to give half his properties to the person who kills “the cartoonist” responsible for the Mo-toons. Beni Prasad Verma, leader of the Samajwadi Party, virtually endorsed another Uttar Pradesh minister’s announcement in February of a large financial reward to anyone who beheads “the cartoonist”. That minister, one Haji Yaqoob Qureshi, lost his job over the issue.

This is at least the fifth serious bounty offer since the furore broke in February, adding to the 100 kilos of gold from the Taliban, one from a a Pakistani cleric, and another from a Pakistani political party.


3 Responses to “More bounty on “cartoonist’s” head”

  1. Andy A says:
    08/May/2006 at 2:46 pm

    Uttar prats!

  2. GagWatch » Uttar Prats says:
    10/May/2006 at 4:24 pm

    […] MediaWatchWatch points out that this is at least the fifth bounty offer since the furore broke in February, adding to the 100 kilos of gold from the Taliban, one from a a Pakistani cleric, and another from a Pakistani political party. Posted by Paul in India (May 10, 2006 at 5:24 pm) […]

  3. Andy Gilmour says:
    10/May/2006 at 10:26 pm

    Anyone else here had a long hard look at their credit card debt, and started thinking about that bounty for themselves, eh?

    Ah.

    Only me then.

    😉