Owaisi denounces Allahabad HC ruling on hijab as ‘attack on Islam’
AIMIM chief invokes the history of Vande Mataram to question the insistence of certain groups of a full rendition of the song
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi denounced an Allahabad High Court ruling denying a Muslim student permission to wear the hijab to school, calling it an "attack on Islam." Speaking at a public meeting on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi, Owaisi questioned who had the authority to decide what is essential in Islam.
He contrasted the court's decision with the Supreme Court's reservation, highlighting the issue of a Uniform Civil Code and its potential to impose Hindu practices on Muslims. Owaisi invoked historical figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, and Subhas Chandra Bose, questioning their views on reciting Vande Mataram.
He criticized the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for insulting Gandhi, Tagore, and Bose, and accused the government of attempting to turn the country into a God. Owaisi also criticized Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's remarks about Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar and Pakistan, and referred to Jauhar's role in the Khilafat and anti-colonial movements.
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