Asaduddin Waisi, head of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), has said that the girl wearing hijab will one day be the Prime Minister of India. This information was given in the report published on NDTV online on Sunday.
Amid the ongoing hijab controversy in India, comments came from one of the country’s leading Muslim politicians. Asaduddin Waisi was heard commenting on the hijab while addressing an election rally.
Asaduddin Owaisi shared a 43-second video of his speech on his Twitter account.
In the video, Asaduddin is heard saying to Waisi, “If a girl decides to wear hijab, if she tells her parents, if her parents give permission, will she stop her from wearing hijab?”
Asaduddin Owaisi said girls will wear hijab. They will wear niqab. They will go to college. They will be doctors, collectors, SDMs or businessmen.
The Hyderabad MP said, “You all remember, I may not be alive then, but the girl wearing hijab will one day be the Prime Minister of this country.”
The hijab controversy has been raging in the southern Indian state of Karnataka for some time now. The controversy erupted when some government colleges in the state banned Muslim students from wearing hijab in classrooms. Later the controversy spread elsewhere. The matter has even been taken to court. The country’s Supreme Court has advised not to spread the controversy nationally.
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