"Our Children Can Come In Lehenga": BJP MLA Triggers Hijab Row In Rajasthan
NDTV
The BJP's Bal Mukund Acharya had visited the government school in the Walled City's Gangapol area during the Republic Day celebrations, where he apparently questioned the dress code.
The controversy over hijab or headscarves has travelled to Rajasthan from distant Karnataka after a BJP MLA's visit to a school. The students hit the streets today protesting against his comments, and claimed they were also forced to raise religious slogans. A Congress MLA who raised the matter in the state assembly was not allowed to speak.
The BJP's Bal Mukund Acharya had visited the government school in the Walled City's Gangapol area during the Republic Day celebrations, where he apparently questioned the dress code.
The students and their guardians who held protests today, said MLA from Jaipur's Hawa Mahal and asked why some students were wearing hijab.
