How can you segregate Muslim girls for wearing hijab: Asaduddin Owaisi
These girls have been wearing hijab for a very long time. How is it disturbing anyone? But then you have the cheek to segregate them. You’re doing complete discrimination. Denying someone their constitutional right is completely wrong. How you can segregate them for wearing hijab?
BJP talks of 'beta Baco, bacho Bacho', where is women empowerment in this, asks Owaisi
AI MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said when a Muslim girl leaves her house, she wears a hijab. “Suddenly, who is giving them these saffron shawls? Where are those saffron shawls coming from?” he demanded
Row over hijab, an example of hate politics: Asaduddin Owaisi
Lashing out at the Karnataka government over the hijab row, AI MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said prohibiting Muslim girls from wearing the headscarf is a fundamental violation of their constitutional rights. He also accused the BJP of creating an issue over wearing hijab. “This is a clear-cut example of hate politics which is getting stronger day by day and the BJP is emboldening all these elements,” Owaisi told India Today.
CPM MP urges Education Minister inverse in hijab row.
In a letter to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, CPM MP Elamaram Kareem says, "Students have been wearing hijab along with uniform for so many years. In some educational institutions, the color of headscarf is also prescribed. This is being deliberately manufactured to cause division and arouse communal sentiments."
Terrorising Muslim girls for wearing hijab absolutely oppressive:Pak foreign minister
Wading into the hijab row, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a tweet, "Depriving Muslim girls of an education is a grave violation of fundamental human rights. To deny anyone this fundamental right and terrorise them for wearing a hijab is absolutely oppressive. World must realise this is part of Indian state plan of ghettoisation of Muslims."
If Congress comes to power, they will ask Hindus to wear hijab, says BJP minister
Hitting out at the Congress, Karnataka Energy Minister Sunil Kumar said that if Congress comes to power, they are likely to make a law that asks Hindus to wear hijab.
"If Congress gets people's mandate, they might even get a law that says all Hindus should wear hijab. Siddaramaiah and Congress should come out of such mentality. Yesterday, DKShivakumar made false allegations that flag was removed. He stood by false statements," alleged Sunil Kumar.
Karnataka cabinet to discuss hijab row today
A meeting of the Karnataka state cabinet will be held at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru at 11 am today. While the hijab row is not mentioned in the agenda of the cabinet, it will be discussed among ministers, sources said.
Earlier today, Karnataka’s home minister met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and briefed him on the arrests made yesterday after stone pelting incidents during hijab protests.
Woman's right to wear what she wants is guaranteed by Constitution: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted, "Whether it is a bikini, a ghoonghat, a pair of jeans or a hijab, it is a woman’s right to decide what she wants to wear. This right is GUARANTEED by the Indian constitution. Stop harassing women."
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