Why interfere in India's internal matter? Pak ministers comment on Karnataka hijab row
Qureshi further called the move oppressive and alleged Muslim girls were being terrorised. He did not stop here and said the ban on wearing a hijab was part of India"s plan of ghettoisation of Muslims.
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Instead of looking at what is happening in its back yard, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi poked nose in India's internal matter while passing comment on Hijab row. Qureshi alleged that India was violating Muslim girls' fundamental rights by denying them the opportunity to wear hijab in educational institutions.
Qureshi further called the move oppressive and alleged Muslim girls were being terrorised. He did not stop here and said the ban on wearing a hijab was part of India's plan of ghettoisation of Muslims.
Depriving Muslim girls of an education is a grave violation of fundamental human rights. To deny anyone this fundamental right & terrorise them for wearing a hijab is absolutely oppressive. World must realise this is part of Indian state plan of ghettoisation of Muslims.
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) February 9, 2022
Yesterday, "women activists" Malala have also waded into the hijab row. She tweeted, "Refusing to let girls go to school in their hijabs is horrifying. Objectification of women persists — for wearing less or more. Indian leaders must stop the marginalisation of Muslim women."
Hijab row has engulfed the state of Karnataka. The Karnataka government Tuesday ordered the closure of schools and colleges across the state in view of the volatile situation following standoffs between hijab-wearing girl students and saffron symbol displaying boys.
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai yesterday issued an appeal to the students. "I appeal to all the students, teachers, and management of schools and colleges as well as people of Karnataka to maintain peace and harmony. I have ordered closure of all high schools and colleges for the next three days. All concerned are requested to cooperate," he tweeted.
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