Hijab row | Why is BJP upset if Muslim girls are studying, asks Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik
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Amid the major hijab row in Karnataka, Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik asked on Wednesday, "Why is the BJP upset if Muslim girls are studying? Is their Beti Padhao slogan false?"
Amid the major hijab row in Karnataka, Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik said on Wednesday that choosing "what to eat and what to wear" is a fundamental right.
"The BJP is trying to impose [its choices] on people. Ghoonghat is a cultural practice in North India. Will they remove that as well? This is majoritarian politics," the NCP leader said.
He added, "Muslims girls are going to college - why are you upset if they are studying? Is the [Centre's] slogan of Beti Padhao false then?"
The controversy over hijab (headscarf) in Karnataka began on January 1, 2022, when Muslim schoolgirls at Udupi Women's Pre-University college were not allowed to enter as they were wearing hijabs. Since then, the issue has snowballed and spilled across the state. The matter is in the high court at present.
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