http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videoshow/6774584.cmsIndia’s far-right political party Shiv Sena on Tuesday demanded that the burqa be banned in India.
According to NDTV, the party made the following statements in its newspaper, Saamana:
“If the burqa is used to steal children, then we demand that it be banned as per law,”
“When burqa was banned in Turkey by Kemal Pasha, Islam did not come in between. Why only is it so in India,”
Citing France as an example, the party said the French president had taken a ‘revolutionary step’ in banning the burqa.
The French parliament had passed a law in September prohibiting wearing a full-face veil in public, meaning a ban will come into force early next year if it is not overturned by senior judges.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/64711/shiv-sena-seeks-burqa-ban-in-india/
Topic: Calls to ban burqa in India, for the first time (Read 959 times)