"Hijab-Wearing Muslim Will Become PM": Asaduddin Owaisi After Court Order
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Addressing a gathering following the Supreme Court's split verdict on the hijab ban, Mr Owaisi said Muslim women covering their heads doesn't mean they cover their minds as well.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi today asserted wearing hijab doesn't make Muslim women any less than their peers, and it's their constitutional right to choose to wear whatever they wish to. जिस भारत की आज़ादी के लिए हमारे बुजुर्गों ने अपने जानों की कुर्बानी दी थी आज उसी भारत में हमारे बेटियों से कहा जा रहा है कि हिजाब क्यों पहनते हो?https://t.co/T7b6o5PvkQ
""If you come to Hyderabad, you will see the most notorious drivers are our sisters. Don't even put your vehicle behind them...I ask my driver to be careful. If they ride pillion with them on motorcycles, they'll understand if anyone can force them to do anything," he said while arguing for their choice to wear the headscarf.
"Do fundamental rights stop at the gate of schools," he added, stressing that the country's laws grant the right to wear a hijab.
