Cooper Hospital guard asks visitor to remove burqa; gets notice
A woman visiting the Dr R N Cooper Municipal General Hospital in Vile Parle encountered a security guard who asked her to remove her burqa before entering the post-neonatal ward on Sunday. The hospital subsequently issued a show-cause notice to the guard, who had misunderstood the security protocol. Dr Chhaya Shinde, the dean of the hospital, clarified that there is no policy requiring women to remove their burqas entirely.
The advocate, Jahanara Shaikh, insisted that she should not have been asked to fully remove her burqa, as she could still be identified by her face. The dean emphasized that no woman should face discrimination based on her attire. The hospital administration has taken action against the guard and issued a show-cause notice to him.
Shaikh spoke to hospital officials and the police, who assured her that the security staff could not ask her to remove her burqa entirely.
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