Gandhinagar | The Gujarat police on Tuesday detained a dozen right wing activists for allegedly protesting against a group of girls ‘wearing burqa’ at a school in Surat. The hijab row, which started from Karnataka, is now extending to other parts of the country, including Gujarat, despite the Supreme Court’s direction to keep the status quo. […]
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Yogi govt distances itself from minister’s ‘burqa’ statement
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government has distanced itself from the statement given by UP minister Raghuraj Singh that burqas should be banned. UP government spokesman and minister Siddhartha Nath Singh said that the minister’s statements reflected his personal views. “It is certainly not the views of the government. We believe that everyone should have the […]
Protests after Indira Gandhi statue covered with burqa in Uttar Pradesh
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh): Unidentified persons, on Monday, covered a statue of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with a burqa in Gola area of the city. The incident angered Congress leaders who spilled on to the streets shouting slogans against the district administration and demanding an inquiry into the incident. Senior district officials reached the […]
Shiv Sena demands ban on burqa in public places
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Wednesday called for a ban on the use of burqa as it threw its weight behind a similar plan being mulled by the Sri Lankan government in the wake of the Easter terror strikes which claimed over 250 lives. It said that the ban – something similar which the party has […]
Danish ban on burqa goes into effect
Copenhagen : A Danish ban on garments covering the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa, went into force on Wednesday. With 75 votes in favour and 30 votes against, the Danish Parliament adopted the act on May 31. The legislation said “anyone who wears a garment that hides the face in […]