Empty threats won't frighten me: Shivakumar hits back at HDK over NICE row

New Delhi, Sept 29 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday launched a fierce counterattack on union Minister HD Kumaraswamy over his allegations on the NICE project and the Shivakumar family's properties, dismissing them as "empty threats" and daring him to bring the charges before the Assembly for a debate. "I am not a person who gets frightened by empty threats or blackmail. I have property. Why shouldn't I have it? Is Kumaraswamy an Income Tax officer to question my assets?" Shivakumar said while reacting to Kumaraswamy's press conference in Bengaluru, where the union Minister released documents alleging irregularities…