‘IF I CAN WEAR CAP AND GO TO PARLIAMENT, WHY CAN’T A GIRL WEAR HIJAB AND GO TO COLLEGE?’ ASKS ASADUDDIN OWAISI

Wed 09 February 2022:

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi continued his opposition over the ongoing hijab controversy, which has now reached the political corridors. During an election rally in Moradabad Owaisi criticised the state government’s order banning hijab in schools and pre-university colleges.

He said, “If I can wear cap and go to Parliament, why can’t a girl wear hijab and go to college?”. His statement comes amid ongoing proceedings in the Karnataka High Court regarding the matter. His statement comes amid ongoing proceedings in the Karnataka High Court regarding the matter.

Owaisi also got in touch with Muskan, the girl who was surrounded by some boys chanting ‘Jai Sri Ram’ wearing saffron scarves, while she wore a burkha. “Spoke to Muskan & her family on call. Prayed for her to remain steadfast in her commitment to education while also exercising her freedom of religion & choice. I conveyed that her act of fearlessness has become a source of courage for us all”, Owaisi tweeted.

Spoke to Muskan & her family on call. Prayed for her to remain steadfast in her commitment to education while also exercising her freedom of religion & choice. I conveyed that her act of fearlessness has become a source of courage for us all 1/n pic.twitter.com/pSoTsQ5FhL

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) February 9, 2022

On Tuesday, he addressed a public rally in Sarai Tarin in UP, where he said, “I pray that our sisters fighting for their right to wear hijab are successful in their fight. Grave violations of the Constitution’s Articles 15, 19 and 21 are being committed in Karnataka. I condemn this decision of Karnataka’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government,”.

If Asaduddin Owaisi can go to the Parliament of India with a beard and a cap, then why our daughters will not go to school/college wearing hijab? @asadowaisi pic.twitter.com/HYKeZ1wkAz

— Syed Habeeb (@ImSyedhabeeb) February 9, 2022

Several protests have erupted in Karnataka after some students were allegedly denied entry to college wearing hijab (a headscarf worn by Muslim women) on February 4. The students at the Government Girls PU college in Udupi district alleged that they had been barred from attending classes.

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