Politics

‘Humiliating’, says Owaisi as teachers, students in Karnataka forced to remove hijab

HYDERABAD — AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party of humiliating the Muslim community by depriving hijabi Muslims of their “fundamental rights” by preventing them from wearing hijabs as part of their religious obligation.

Owaisi’s comment comes after videos from a school in Karnataka surfaced on social media where students and teachers wearing headscarves were prevented from entering the school by the management. They were forced to remove their hijabs at the entrance before stepping into the premises of the institution.

Owaisi questioned “where is my dignity?” and asserted that this is an attempt to make the Muslim community “Z category citizens”.

AIMIM president warned that “power is eternal, BJP must remember.” For unversed, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is in power at both state (Karnataka) and national levels.

Lastly, Owaisi penned an Urdu phrase, which read, “Tum Zameen pe zulm likh do, Aasmaan pe inquilab likha jayega,” which translates (you write atrocities on the ground, a revolution will be written on the sky).